Album Info
| Artist: | Tarja Turunen |
| Album: | Dark Christmas |
| Released: | Europe, 2023 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | The First Noel | |
| A2 | Frosty The Snowman | |
| A3 | O Holy Night | |
| B1 | Dark Christmas | |
| B2 | Jingle Bell Rock | |
| B3 | White Christmas | |
| C1 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | |
| C2 | Wonderful Christmastime | |
| C3 | Last Christmas | |
| D1 | Jingle Bells | |
| D2 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | |
| D3 | Angels We Have Heard On High |
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Description
A single candle flickers, and her soprano seems to lift the room’s temperature by a degree.
Tarja Turunen’s Dark Christmas arrives as a 2LP 45RPM set that leans into shadowy orchestration and big, choral drama. Her classical power is intact, but the arrangements keep it intimate rather than showy. There’s a hushed breath before the top note in the opener, a sly glockenspiel figure that nudges a mid-album refrain, and later a low-brass and timpani undercurrent that rumbles like distant weather. Cut at 45, the space between voices opens up and imaging snaps into focus. The low end sits deeper, giving the strings and choir a proper foundation without clouding her lead.
File this beside Nightwish’s symphonic era and you’ll hear the lineage, though the emphasis here is more cinematic than metal. If you prefer ordering from home, you can buy Tarja Turunen records online with us. Sequenced across four sides, the arc moves from brooding to luminous, ideal for a late December wind-down with the lights low. Volume rides are gentle, detail comes through cleanly, and there’s enough frost and warmth to make another spin tempting even after the tinsel’s packed away.
Available online now or in our Melbourne shop, an easy pick for any Tarja Turunen fan.
