Vinternatten

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".

Vinternatten
Studio album by
Sanna Nielsen
Released19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)
Genre
LabelParlophone
Sanna Nielsen chronology
I'm in Love
(2011)		 Vinternatten
(2012)		 Min jul
(2013)
Singles from Vinternatten
  1. "Viskar ömt mitt namn [1]"
    Released: October 29, 2012

Track listing

The album was released digitally and physically on November 19, 2012 with 12 tracks.[2]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jul, jul, strålande jul"Edvard Evers, Gustaf Nordqvist3:20
2."Viskar ömt mitt namn"Liselott Liljefjäll, Sanna Nielsen, Joakim Ramsell3:22
3."Bleeding Love"Jesse McCartney, Ryan Tedder4:28
4."Angel"Sarah McLachlan4:38
5."O helga natt ("Cantique de Noël")"Adolphe Adam4:36
6."Drummer Boy"Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone3:35
7."Koppången"Py Bäckman, Pereric Moraeus4:38
8."Utan dina andetag"Joakim Berg4:00
9."I'm in Love (ballad version) "Peter Boström, Thomas G:Son, Bobby Ljunggren, Irini Michas3:02
10."Stilla natt ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht")"Franz Xaver Gruber, Egil Monn-Iversen, Joseph Mohr, Joakim Ramsell3:26
11."Vinternatten (In the Bleak Midwinter)"Gustav Holst, Sanna Nielsen, Christina Rossetti3:08
12."Ave Maria"traditional4:57

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]

Chart performance

"Vinternatten" debuted at #17 on the week commencing November 30, 2012 before peaking at #5 three weeks later. It spent 7 weeks on the chart.[4]

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
scope="row"Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 47
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References
  1. "Sanna Nielsen: 'Viskar Ömt Mitt Namn'". scandipop. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  2. "Sanna Nielsen 'Vinternatten' Track Listing". All Music. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  3. "Sanna Nielsen: 'Vinternatten' on Nyhetsmorgon". scandipop. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  4. "SANNA NIELSEN - VINTERNATTEN (ALBUM)". swedishcharts. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Sanna Nielsen – Vinternatten". Hung Medien.
  6. "Swedish year-end chart 2011". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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