TARJA TURUNEN: Christmas Album Track Listing Revealed

26 August 2006

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has revealed the track listing for her new Christmas album, entitled "HenkГ¤ys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath From Heaven). The complete song list, which includes selections from JOHN LENNON and ABBA, is as follow:

Happy Christmas (War is Over) - music & lyrics John Lennon
Marian poika - music & lyrics Jester Hairston, (Finnish lyrics Sauvo Puhtila)
You would have loved this - music & lyrics Cori Connors
MГ¶kit nukkuu lumiset - music Heino Kaski, lyrics Eino Leino
En etsi valtaa, loistoa - music Jean Sibelius, lyrics Zacharias Topelius, (Finnish lyrics anonymous)
Happy new year - music & lyrics Benny Andersson & BjГ¶rn Ulvaeus, (Spanish lyrics Buddy & Mary McCluskey)
Walking in the air - music & lyrics Howard Blake
Kuin henkГ¤ys ikuisuutta - music Tarja Turunen & Esa Nieminen, lyrics Sinikka SvГ¤rd
Jo joutuu ilta - music Jean Sibelius, lyrics Zacharias Topelius, (Finnish lyrics Aino Suonio)
Varpunen jouluaamuna - music Otto Kotilainen, lyrics Zacharias Topelius, (Finnish lyrics K.A. Hougberg)
JouluyГ¶, juhlayГ¶ - music Franz Gruber, lyrics Joseph Mohr, (Finnish lyrics G.O. SchГ¶nemann)
The eyes of a child - music & lyrics Graham Russell & Ron Bloom
Magnificat Anima Mea: Quia respexit - music Johann Christian Bach, lyrics from sacred text
Ave Maria - music Franz Schubert, lyrics Sir Walter Scott (German lyrics Adam Storck)

"HenkГ¤ys Ikuisuudesta" is scheduled for release in Finland, Argentina and through the webshop at Turunen's official web site before the end of the year.

In April 2006, Turunen revealed she had signed a deal with Universal Music for her solo debut, tentatively due in 2007.

Source: blabbermouth.net

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