Wintersong
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Singles
"River" was released as a single from that album in September 2006.[3] The song was performed in mid-October on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and reached No. 71 in the Billboard Hot 100.[4] McLachlan's video for "River" premiered on Yahoo! music, on 1 November 2006. Silent Night from this album was used in an ASPCA commercial
Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | River | Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
| 2006 | Pop 100 | 70 | |
| Hot Digital Songs | 66 | ||
| 2007 | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 | |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 | |
| Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
Commercial performance
Wintersong debuted at number 42 on the Billboard 200 in the United States (chart issue for the week of 3 November 2006),[5] selling 20,000 copies in its first week.[6] The album peaked at number 7 in its seventh week on the chart,[7] with 116,000 copies sold for the tracking period ending 3 December.[8] According to sales data from Nielsen/SoundScan, it was the best-selling holiday album of 2006 in the U.S. with a cumulative 759,000 copies sold for the year.[9]
On 13 December 2007, Wintersong was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.[10] In Canada, it has sold over 200,000 copies, and has been certified Double Platinum.[11]
In 2011, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195 on the chart issue for the week of 17 December.[12]
Track listing
A "sampler" CD exists, featuring similar artwork on a cardboard sleeve, which omits "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Song for a Winter's Night", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Personnel
- Sarah McLachlan - Vocals, Piano, Harp, Dobro[13]
- Pierre Marchand - Keyboards, Programming, Synth Bass, Quartet Manipulations, Vienna Keyboard Strings
- Jim Creeggan - Double Bass
- Colin Cripps - Guitar, Dobro
- Diana Krall - Piano on "Christmas Time Is Here".
- Ashwin Sood - Drums, Percussion
- Luke Doucet - Guitar
- Bill Dillon - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bass
- Bob Doige - Sleigh Bells
- Daryl Johnson - Bass
- Vince Mai - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Brian Minato - Bass
- David Kershaw - Keyboards
- David Sinclair - Guitar
Charts
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See also
- List of Billboard Top Holiday Albums number ones of the 2000s
- The Classic Christmas Album
- Wonderland
References
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- ↑ AllMusic Allmusic.com Retrieved 18 May 2007
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