A Midwinter Night's Dream

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]

"A Midwinter Night's Dream" is also the name of episodes from The Golden Girls, and Frasier.

A Midwinter Night's Dream
Studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Released	October 28, 2008
Recorded	1995, June 2008
Genre	Folk, world music
Length	54:29
Label	Quinlan Road, Universal
Producer	Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt chronology
Nights from the Alhambra (2007) A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008) A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009)

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About.com	link

Origins

The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (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]

Chart performance

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

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]

References

1. Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com) Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Quinlanroad.com - July 1, 2008
3. A Midwinter's Night Dream on Quinlanroad.com
4. "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – McKennitt,Loreena – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
5. "spanishcharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
6. "ultratop.be – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
7. "lescharts.com – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
8. "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
9. "Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream – austriancharts.at". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
10. "dutchcharts.nl – Loreena McKennitt – A Midwinter Night's Dream". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
11. "A Midwinter Night's Dream – Loreena McKennitt". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
12. Billboard.com