Blackmore's Night
Winter Carols


Tracks:

1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing / Come All Ye Faithful
2. I Saw Three Ships
3. Winter (Basse Dance)
4. Ding Dong Merrily on High
5. Ma-O-Tzur
6. Good King Wenceslas
7. Lord of the Dance / Simple Gifts
8. We Three Kings
9. Wish You Were Here
10. Emmanuel
11. Christmas Eve
12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Line up:

Ritchie Blackmore – Guitars, Mandola, Nyckelharpa, Percussion, Hurdy Gurdy
Candice Night - Vocals, Shawm, Pennywhistle
Pat Regan – Keyboards

Record Label / Year of Release:

Locomotive Music 2006

Notes:

The cover artwork for this album, painted by Karsten Topelmann, is an adaptation of a street in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, in line with the band's heavy Renaissance influence. The same street is portraited in the cover of Blackmore's Night's second studio album, Under a Violet Moon. In the cover of "Winter Carols" the street is painted as winter time, whereas Under a Violet Moon's cover takes place on apparently a summer night.

Re-release on November 15, 2013 as Winter Carols (2013 Edition) by Minstrel Hall Music (Soulfood) containing a 2nd cd with bonus tracks:

1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful (Live from Minstrel Hall 2013)
2. Emmanuel (Live from Minstrel Hall 2013)
3. We Three Kings (Live from Minstrel Hall 2013)
4. Ma-O-Tzur (Live from Minstrel Hall 2013)
5. Good King Wenceslas (Live from Minstrel Hall 2013)
6. Christmas Eve (2013 Version)
7. Christmas Eve (German Radio Edit)
8. Christmas Eve (English & German Radio Edit)
9. Christmas Eve (English Radio Edit)


Re-release in 2017 on Minstrel Hall Music with different artwork on 2CD

1-1 Deck The Halls
1-2 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
1-3 Oh Christmas Tree
1-4 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithfull
1-5 I Saw Three Ships
1-6 Winter (Basse Dance)
1-7 Ding Dong Merrily On High
1-8 Ma-O-Tzur
1-9 Good King Wenceslas
1-10 Lord Of The Dance / Simple Gifts
1-11 We Three Kings
1-12 Wish You Were Here
1-13 Emmanuel
1-14 Christmas Eve
1-15 We Wish You A Merry Christmas

2-1 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithfull (Live From Minstrel Hall)
2-2 Emmanuel (Live From Minstrel Hall)
2-3 We Three Kings (Live From Minstrel Hall)
2-4 Ma-O-Tzur (Live From Minstrel Hall)
2-5 Good King Wenceslas (Live From Minstrel Hall)
2-6 Christmas Eve (2013 Version)
2-7 Christmas Eve Radio Edit (German)
2-8 Christmas Eve Radio Edit (English And German)
2-9 Christmas Eve Radio Edit (English)


Another re-release with different artwork in 2021 on 2CD.
All previous songs remastered plus a new song "Coventry Carol".

CD 1

1. Coventry Carol
2. Deck The Halls
3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
4. O Christmas Tree
5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful
6. I Saw Three Ships
7. Winter (Basse Dance)
8. Ding Dong Merrily On High
9. Ma-O-Tzur
10. Good King Wenceslas
11. Simple Gifts (Lord Of The Dance)
12. We Three Kings
13. Wish You Were Here (2021)
14. Emmanuel
15. Christmas Eve
16. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

CD 2

1. Crowning Of The King
2. Here We Come A-Caroling
3. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
4. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
5. Silent Night
6. Christmas Eve (2013 Version)
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful (Live From Minstrel Hall)
8. Emmanuel (Live From Minstrel Hall)
9. We Three Kings (Live From Minstrel Hall)
10. Ma-O-Tzur (Live From Minstrel Hall)
11. Good King Wenceslas (Live From Minstrel Hall)

The 2022 re-release with slightly different artwork, on 2LP clear vinyl (limited edition).

1. Coventry Carol
2. Deck The Halls
3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
4. O Christmas Tree
5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful
6. I Saw Three Ships
7. Winter (Basse Dance)
8. Ding Dong Merrily On High
9. Ma-O-Tzur
10. Good King Wenceslas
11. Simple Gifts (Lord Of The Dance)
12. We Three Kings
13. Emmanuel
14. Christmas Eve
15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
16. Here We Come A-Caroling
17. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
18. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
19. Silent Night