Snow Waltz

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Snow Waltz
Lindsey Stirling Snow Waltz.jpg
Studio album by
Lindsey Stirling
ReleasedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
RecordedLos Angeles, US
Length45:00
Label Concord
Producer Gladius
Lindsey Stirling chronology
Lose You Now (EP)
(2021)		Snow Waltz
(2022)

Snow Waltz is the sixth studio album and second Christmas album by American violinist Lindsey Stirling, released on October 7, 2022, by Concord Records. The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Gladius, and contains a mix of covers of Christmas standards and original tracks. [1] [2]

Contents

The first single, Ice Storm, was released via YouTube on August 25, 2022. [3] On October 7, the video for "Snow Waltz", featuring a Halloween theme, was released alongside the album. [4] [5] Stirling made an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on November 7 to perform "Joy to the World". [6]

A tour was announced for November and December 2022 to promote the album. [7] [8] The tour extended into the UK. [9]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sleigh Ride"
Gladius3:02
2."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"Traditional Mark Maxwell 3:16
3."Crazy for Christmas" (featuring Bonnie McKee)
Dehiro3:44
4."Feliz Navidad" José Feliciano
3:22
5."Joy to the World (Intro)"TraditionalGladius0:21
6."Joy to the World"TraditionalGladius3:06
7."Snow Waltz"
Connor McDonough3:08
8."Christmas Time with You" (featuring Frawley)
Tiggs3:20
9."Little Drummer Boy"Traditional
3:52
10."O Come, O Come Emmanuel"TraditionalMaxwell3:31
11."O Holy Night"TraditionalGladius4:16
12."Magic" (featuring David Archuleta)
  • Stirling
  • Gladius
Gladius3:29
13."Deck the Halls"TraditionalGladius3:26
14."Ice Storm"
  • Stirling
  • Giulio Cercato
Cercato3:07
Total length:45:00
Target deluxe edition [10]
No.TitleLength
15."Manger / Noel (Medley)"4:16
16."Dreidel (Medley)"3:33
2023 Target deluxe edition [11]
No.TitleLength
17."Yuletide Regale"3:11
18."We Wish You A Merry Christmas"3:25

Notes

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Ice Storm"2022Stefano Bertelli
"Snow Waltz"Lindsey Stirling
"Joy to the World"
"O Holy Night" Angel Studios
"Magic"Mark Eshleman
"Sleigh Ride"2023Stephen Mallett

Charts

Chart performance for Snow Waltz
Chart (2022)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 88
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 90
US Billboard 200 [14] 197
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) [15] 1
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [16] 2

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