''Winter's Majesty'' is the seventeenth album by
Nox Arcana
Nox Arcana is the American neoclassical dark wave, dark ambient musical project of Joseph Vargo. It was founded in 2003 as a duo with William Piotrowski, who left in 2008 to pursue a career in film score composing but still acts as its studio en ...
, concluding their winter-themed trilogy, which also includes ''
Winter's Knight'' (2005) and ''
Winter's Eve'' (2009).
The music on this album features original and traditional holiday songs, including an instrumental version of "
We Three Kings
"We Three Kings", original title "Three Kings of Orient", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest of the Magi", is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopki ...
" and a new rendition of "
Scarborough Fair" which is presented as a ghost-story with original lyrics and musical arrangements by Joseph Vargo.
Track listing
All music composed and performed by Joseph Vargo
# "Aquilon’s Wish" – 3:52
# "Tranquility" – 2:49
# "White Woodlands" – 3:13
# "Secret Sanctuary" – 3:03
# "Summon the Wind" – 1:43
# "Snow in the Shire" – 3:06
# "Crystal Kingdom" – 3:45
# "Solstice Spirits" – 3:07
# "Shelter from the Cold" – 3:51
# "Angels in the Snow" – 2:47
# "Scarborough Fair" – 5:47
# "Ivory Steeds" – 2:33
# "Winter Haven" – 3:00
# "Forest Lullaby" – 2:34
# "Days of Olde" – 2:54
# "Saturnalia" – 3:28
# "The Coming of the King" – 3:53
# "Winter’s Majesty" – 3:49
# "We Three Kings" – 3:17
# "Polaris" – 2:26
# "Final Peace" – 3:48
* The song "Final Peace" ends at 2:15. An untitled hidden track begins at 2:40.
References
External links
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''Winter's Majesty''at
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
Nox Arcana albums
2012 albums
2012 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
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