''Winter's Eve'' is the thirteenth studio album and second

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-themed album by

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. It was released in 2009 on Monolith Graphics. Apart from traditional music for the Christmas season, the theme of this album evokes a medieval or pagan

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Track listing

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" (traditional) arranged by Joseph Vargo. # "The Messenger" — 1:18 # "Frozen Memories" — 2:45 # "Magic and Moonlight" — 3:25 # "The Rose of Winter" — 2:24 # "Enchanted Realm" — 2:35 # "The Ides of December" — 4:21 # "Gifts of the Magi" — 3:01 # "Season of Wonder" — 2:44 # "Solstice Dance" — 2:30 # "The White Queen" — 2:53 # "Winter's Eve" — 4:19 # "Starlight Serenade" — 3:31 # "

" — 4:09 # "The Longest Night" — 4:02 # "Pax Terra" — 3:01 # "Winds of Change" — 3:39 # "Fading Embers" — 2:07 # "Crystal Chimes" — 2:08 # "Serenity" — 2:41 # "Winter Rhapsody" — 3:28 # "Time Slips Away" — 5:35 * The song "Time Slips Away ends at 4:00. An untitled hidden track starts at 4:25.

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