Vinternatten
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| Released | 19 November 2012 | |||
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| Label | Parlophone | |||
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Vinternatten (English: "One Winters Night") is a Christmas album by Swedish singer Sanna Nielsen, released in Sweden on 19 November 2012. This is her second solo Christmas album, following her 1997 release, Min önskejul. The album features the lead single "Viskar ömt mitt namn", a ballad version of her Melodifestivalen 2011 song "I'm in Love" as well as a cover of Leona Lewis' worldwide hit "Bleeding Love".
The album was released digitally and physically on November 19, 2012, with 12 tracks.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jul, jul, strålande jul" | Edvard Evers, Gustaf Nordqvist | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Viskar ömt mitt namn" | Liselott Liljefjäll, Sanna Nielsen, Joakim Ramsell | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Bleeding Love" | Jesse McCartney, Ryan Tedder | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 4:38 |
| 5. | "O helga natt ("Cantique de Noël")" | Adolphe Adam | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Drummer Boy" | Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Koppången" | Py Bäckman, Pereric Moraeus | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Utan dina andetag" | Joakim Berg | 4:00 |
| 9. | "I'm in Love (ballad version) " | Peter Boström, Thomas G:Son, Bobby Ljunggren, Irini Michas | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Stilla natt ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht")" | Franz Xaver Gruber, Egil Monn-Iversen, Joseph Mohr, Joakim Ramsell | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Vinternatten (In the Bleak Midwinter)" | Gustav Holst, Sanna Nielsen, Christina Rossetti | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Ave Maria" | traditional | 4:57 |
Promotion
On 16 December, Nielsen performed "Viskar ömt mitt namn" and "Drummer Boy" live on "Nyhetsmorgon".
Review
Scandipop gave the album a positive review saying; "It’s a fab album and well worth checking out before the year ends". They also said "Sanna’s new Christmas album ‘Vinternatten’ has been the biggest selling seasonal effort in Sweden this year".[3]
