A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season is an EP by Loreena McKennitt. Recorded and released in 1995, it contains five tracks: three Christmas carols, McKennitt's adaptation of Archibald Lampman's poem "Snow" (also released on To Drive the Cold Winter Away), and the traditional English "Seeds of Love."
| A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season | ||||
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| Released | November 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Real World Studios (Bath, England) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 22:28 | |||
| Label | Quinlan Road, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Loreena McKennitt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Emusic |  [2] |
All the tracks on the EP were later released on her 2008 album A Midwinter Night's Dream.
Track listing edit
- "Coventry Carol" – 2:21
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" – 6:49
- "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:19
- "Snow" – 5:04
- "Seeds of Love" – 4:57
Charts edit
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 93 |
Certifications and sales edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 55,000[4] |
| United States | — | 60,000[4] |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 350,000[4] |
References edit
- ^ Cater, Darryl. A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season at AllMusic
- ^ Emusic review
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Jan 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-07-20. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ a b c "McKennnit to unleash 'Book of Secrets'". Billboard. 23 August 1997.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Loreena McKennitt – A Winter Garden". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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