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.