A Midwinter Night's Dream Explained

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A Midwinter Night's Dream
Type:	Album
Artist:	Loreena McKennitt
Cover:	Midwinternightsdream.jpg
Released:	October 28, 2008
Recorded:	1995, June 15-25, 2008
Genre:	Christmas Celtic worldbeat
Length:	54:29
Label:	Quinlan Road, Universal
Producer:	Loreena McKennitt
Prev Title:	Nights from the Alhambra
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	A Mediterranean Odyssey
Next Year:	2009

A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.^[1]

Origins

The album is an extended version of (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.

A Midwinter Night's Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Holly & the Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt)  – 4:49
2. "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" (traditional)  – 3:06
3. "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" (traditional)  – 4:34
4. "Noël Nouvelet!" (traditional)  – 5:11
5. "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale)  – 3:16
6. "Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt)  – 2:18
7. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19
8. "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt)  – 5:05
9. "Breton Carol" (traditional)  – 3:30
10. "Seeds of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt)  – 4:54
11. "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional)  – 2:39
12. "Emmanuel" (traditional)  – 4:55
13. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst)  – 2:43 ^[3]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austria Albums Chart^[4]	75
Belgium Albums Chart^[5]	42
Canadian Albums Chart^[6]	12
Dutch Albums Chart^[7]	77
France Albums Chart^[8]	57
Germany Albums Chart^[9]	27
Italian Albums Chart	46
Spain Albums Chart^[10]	38
Swiss Albums Chart^[11]	63
US Billboard 200	140
US World Albums^[12]	1
US Holiday Albums	16

Personnel

• Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
• Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
• Hugh Marsh – violin
• Caroline Lavelle – cello
• Donald Quan – viola and percussion
• Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion
• Simon Edwards – bass
• Rick Lazar – percussion
• Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.quinlanroad.com/temp/AMWND-Release-Dates-Table.html Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com)
2. Web site: Quinlanroad.com - July 1, 2008 . July 19, 2008 . February 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214055900/http://www.quinlanroad.com/newsandviews/currentupdates.asp?id=784 . dead .
3. Web site: A Midwinter's Night Dream on Quinlanroad.com . 2008-09-20 . 2014-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311165617/http://www.quinlanroad.com/explorethemusic/mid-winter-nights-dream.asp . dead .
4. Web site: Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – austriancharts.at . www.austriancharts.at . 2010-05-15 .
5. Web site: ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream . www.ultratop.be . 2010-05-15 .
6. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=loreena mckennitt|chart=all}} A Midwinter Night's Dream – Loreena McKennitt ]. Billboard . 2010-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514212413/http://www.billboard.com/ . 14 May 2010 . live .
7. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream . dutchcharts.nl . 2010-05-15 .
8. Web site: lescharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream . lescharts.com . 2010-05-15 .
9. Web site: Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – McKennitt,Loreena – A Midwinter Night's Dream . www.musicline.de . 2010-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002173535/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/McKennitt,Loreena/A+Midwinter+Night%27s+Dream/longplay . 2012-10-02 . dead .
10. Web site: spanishcharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream . spanishcharts.com . 2010-05-15 .
11. Web site: Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 2010-05-15 .
12. Billboard.com