Tarja – Announce New Album “Dark Christmas” Out On 10th November via earMUSIC

Tarja announces highly anticipated new album “Dark Christmas” – first single “Frosty The Snowman” OUT TODAY!

ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 10th, 2023 ON earMUSIC AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW

This year, Tarja is bringing the festive season early with the release of “Dark Christmas”, the highly anticipated sequel of her 2017 album “From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)”. Utilizing the sound of a grand orchestra and the playfulness of a children’s choir, the Finnish solo artist once again perfectly blends her classically trained voice with darker gothic influences for a masterful cinematic eerie soundtrack the world’s most beloved Christmas tunes.

With enchanting and captivating renditions of well-known Christmas carols, such as Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”, classics such as “Jingle Bells”, “Frosty The Snowman” and “Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer”, as well as Tarja’s brand new original song “Dark Christmas”, it’s the perfect album for those who want to embrace the holiday spirit while exploring a more mysterious side of the season.

“It was fascinating to dive into this new world. You will appreciate these Christmas songs with our spooky arrangements truly sound in a way they never did before. It was my pleasure to team up once again with Jim Dooley and Tim Palmer. I hope you will dig in our take of a Dark Christmas spirit.” – Tarja

The release is accompanied by 12 music videos – a video for each album song as well as a full-length music feature film made available with DOLBY ATMOS immersive audio mix on all supporting platforms.

              LISTEN TO THE SINGLE “FROSTY THE SNOWMAN” HERE

Today also marks the release of the first single “Frosty The Snowman” and the corresponding music video. Tarja transformed the usually joyful “Frosty the Snowman” into a hauntingly beautiful winter’s ballad. The song is a captivating fusion of holiday cheer and Gothic elegance, taking the listener on a journey through a winter’s night filled with both magic and mystery…

               WATCH THE VIDEO OF “FROSTY THE SNOWMAN” HERE

“Dark Christmas” will be released on 1CD Digipak, 2LP (Gatefold, 180g, black), Ltd. Christmas Green Splatter 2LP (Gatefold, 180g), and on Digital.

Tracklisting: CD/LP:

Side A:

1. The First Noel
2. Frosty The Snowman
3. O Holy Night

Side B:

4. Dark Christmas
5. Jingle Bell Rock
6. White Christmas

Side C:

7. All I Want For Christmas Is You
8. Wonderful Christmastime
9. Last Christmas

Side D:
10. Jingle Bells
11. Rudolph The Red-Nosed

Reindeer
12. Angels We Have Heard On High

TARJA ON DARK CHRISTMAS TOUR IN 2023

Dec 3 – Sofia, BG (NDK)
Dec 4 – Bucharest, RO (Arenele Romane)
Dec 5 – Cluj-Napoca, RO (Form Space)
Dec 7 – Berlin, DE (Passionskirche)
Dec 8 – Bochum, DE (Christuskirche)
Dec 10 – Kerimäki, FI (Kerimäen Puukirkko)
Dec 11 – Salo, FI (Uskelan Kirkko)
Dec 13 – Kouvola, FI (Kuusankosken Kirkko)
Dec 14 – Tampere, FI (Tuomiokirkko)
Dec 17 – Desden, DE (Alter Schlachthof)
Dec 19 – Olomouc, CZ (Flora)
Dec 20 – Brno, CZ (Sono Centrum Brno)
Dec 21 – Ostrava, CZ (Gong)