Tori Amos

Midwinter Graces
 1. What Child, Nowell 2. Star of Wonder 3. A Silent Night With You 4. Candle: Coventry Carol
5. Holly, Ivy, and Rose 6. Harps of Gold 7. Snow Angel 8. Jeanette, Isabella 9. Pink and Glitter
10. Emmanuel 11. Winter’s Carol 12. Our New Year Bonus Tracks: 13. Comfort and Joy
14. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night) 15. Good King Wenceslas

Recorded & Mixed by Mark Hawley & Marcel van Limbeek • Produced by Tori Amos

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 AIR

OUR NEW YEAR

Glasses raised we all say ‘Cheers’

WINTER’S CAROL
A winter’s carol, first song of the robin
A SILENT NIGHT WITH YOU

The radio plays my holiday faves

Could this be the one? Our new year A winter’s carol, echo through the land
It takes me back to when our love was new
Even after all this time And I can hear it
Young lovers pass me by with their glow
I don’t know why, why you went away Ringing out, Ringing out from pine to oak
that used to be us not so long ago
Bringing us, with the December snow,
You said then, “I just want to spend
Lately I’m sure it’s you there waving Bringing us a gift of old
a silent night with you,
in the distance, closer. The closer I get… wrapped in Ribbons of Gold
with you, a silent night with you”
Disappointment tears. Yes it tears For the whole world
They just have the same color of your hair For the whole world
Joy to the world your arms kept me warm
you’re not there, you’re not there, you’re not there
night after night in such a cold world
The Summer Queen has been in darkness
Hear the bells strike
Every corner that I turn The Summer Queen has been in darkness
Old pictures instead tell me
I’ve convinced myself one day you’ll be there The Summer Queen surrenders to this
the past is filling my head
Choruses of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ To him she reveals her wine and secrets
You said then, “I just want to spend
Could this be the year? For a time, for a time they join
a silent night with you,
yours and mine Fire and Frost in marriage
with you, a silent night with you”
Lately I’m sure it’s you there waving Through a midwinter clearing
The radio plays my holiday faves
in the distance, closer. The closer I get… A forest greets a snowy evening
It takes me back to when our love was new
Disappointment tears. Yes it tears Year after year the Holly King
Lost in my daze, you slip past and say,
They just have the same color of your hair Passes the torch as it was intended
“Girl, take my hand,
You’re not there. You’re not there. You’re not there Through a midwinter clearing
see nothing has changed.
You’re not there. You’re not there. You’re not there A final kiss and a new beginning
Now or Then, I just want to spend a silent night
You’re not there. You’re not there. His Summer Queen wearing his wreath
with you
Soon with the sun she will be ascending
with you, a silent night with you”
Glasses raised we all say ‘Cheers’ Through a midwinter clearing
Could this be the one? The forest greets a snowy evening
All is calm
This could be the one With four wands of yew, the Holly King
All is bright
Could this be the one? Passes the torch as it was intended
Our New Year Passes the torch as it was intended

A winter’s carol, first song of the robin

The sun is reborn from the starry heavens
A winter’s carol echoes, sound of wonder
And I can hear it
Ringing out, ringing out from pine to oak
Bringing us, with the December snow
Bringing us a gift of old
Wrapped in ribbons of Gold
For the whole world

Ringing out
Winter’s Carol
 EARTH

We three kings are coming again

PINK AND GLITTER

STAR OF WONDER
Darn Roses
Lo! how a Rose e’er blooming,
HOLLY, IVY, AND ROSE

Bearing gifts from the east That is what you call all the girls
from tender stem hath sprung
From the east in the world, even the thorns
Of Jesse’s lineage coming
You’re surrounded by an army
by ancient sibyls sung
Some say a star will rise again of two who adore you
in the hearts of humankind
A rose doth bear a flower
Some say we have been in exile Our joy isn’t about a present
all in the cold midwinter
What we need is solar fire or a grown up motor toy
and at the midnight hour
And little boys all get
Star of wonder, star of night, an honorable mention from me
He waits for her to find
Star of royal Beauty But this year I’m thinking
The heart she left behind
Westward leading, still proceeding Shower the world
He prays she’ll find her way
a star of wonder Shower the world
To be his bride some day
Shower the world with pink if you please
We bring Gold and Myrrh for him Shower the world
Ivy, of all the trees in the wood,
From the east Frankincense Shower the world
Holly warms the Rose
From the east Shower the world
Holly and the Ivy
when they are both full grown
Star of wonder, star of night, Black satin, is what I wore
of all the trees in the wood
Star of royal Beauty That, and our hearts left on the floor
Holly bears the crown
Westward leading, still proceeding How was I in that marshmallow snow,
The Holly and the Ivy
Star of wonder, star of night to know?
The running of the deer
Star of royal beauty My life would change that night…
For his Rose to bloom
Westward leading, still proceeding
Holly waits every year
seeding a star of wonder In pink, we will paint the town
Champagne never looked so divine
And he waits for her to find
On his lips the sweetest words
the heart she left behind
“Love, you’ve given me quite a ride.”
He prays she’ll find her way
to be his bride some day
Our joy isn’t about a present
or a grown up motor toy
Lo! how a Rose e’er blooming,
And little boys all get
from tender stem hath sprung
an honorable mention from me
The frozen air perfuming
But this year I’m thinking
that tiny bloom doth swell
Shower the world
It’s rays the night illuming
Shower the world
the darkness quite dispel
Shower the world with Pink and Glitter
Shower the world
Oh flower beyond compare,
Shower the world
Bloom in our hearts midwinter
Shower the world with Pink
Restore the springtime here
 FIRE

HARPS OF GOLD
I’ll show you how it’s done

JEANETTE, ISABELLA
Bring your torches
Candle Candle
CANDLE: COVENTRY CAROL

You’ll smile through the pain Bring your torches

are the children safe now?
Sweetly singing over the plain With every candle raised
Unlike they were long ago,
With every lantern flame
Candle Candle
Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo Light after light in every village
are the children safe now?
Welcoming home every friend
Sing their song of long ago
They’ll show us how it’s done
Out in the street Bring your torches
Candle Candle
no, they don’t have much Bring your torches
are the children safe now?
But listen to them sing Bring your torches Jeanette, Isabella
Unlike we were long ago,
Bring your torch to the cradle run
Candle Candle
Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo Bring your torches Jeanette, Isabella
Guide us and protect us
Gloria, Gloria Bring your torch to the cradle run
from those in Darkness
playing on their harps of gold
from those in Darkness
Christ is born O come behold him
And the mountains in reply Mary calls us to adore him
Lully, Lulla
Echo, Echo, Echo hush hush
Thou little tiny child
And the mountains in reply Such a lovely mother
By, By, Lully lullay
Echo, Echo, Echo hush hush
Thou little tiny child
Such a lovely son
By, By, Lully Lullay
Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Gloria, Gloria Bring your torches
Oh sisters too how may we do
playing on their harps of Bring your torches
for to preserve this day
playing on their harps of gold Wish every light will find it’s way
This poor youngling for whom we do sing
Over the plain This is what every mother prays
By, By, Lully Lullay
Night after night the lights they will guide you
Welcoming home every friend
Herod the king, in his raging,
charged he hath this day
Bring your torches
His men of might, in his own sight
Bring your torches
All Young Children To Slay
Bring your torches Jeanette, Isabella
Bring your torch to the cradle run
That woe is me poor child for thee
Through the doorway softly filing
And ever mourn and day
To his manger bed we creep
For thy parting, neither say nor sing
Torches’ glow the Babe discloses
By, By, Lully Lullay
Fair as snow, with cheeks like roses
hush, hush, hushaby sweetly smiling
hush, hush, hushaby fast asleep
Bring your torches Jeanette, Isabella
 WATER

EMMANUEL
O come, O come Emmanuel

SNOW ANGEL
As the bell brought in midwinter
What Child is this who laid to rest
WHAT CHILD, NOWELL

And ransom captive Israel I waited for a sign

on Mary's lap is sleeping?
That mourns in lonely exile here A shadow of a wing this has always been
Whom Angels greet with anthems
Until the Son of God appear The children know this
sweet
Rejoice, Rejoice Emmanuel That she will come to them
while shepherds watch are keeping
shall come to thee, O Israel To them, to them

This is winter’s gift

Long ago the earth lay sleeping Snow Angel Snow Angel
This is what begins
Waiting for the darkest night Snow Angel
To bring with it the dove of peace She’ll make her way and she’ll stay
“Nowell, Nowell, Nowell”
Rising on the wings For a time, for a time
Every voice was singing
Wings of the sun
“Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Rising on the wings of the sun In the dark of this midwinter
Born this day a new
The moon slipped from night
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell”
O come, O come thou Dayspring bright A shadow of a wing this has always been
Pour on our souls thy healing light The children know this
What child is this who now awakes in
Dispel the long nights lingering gloom That she will come to them
every heart each morning?
And pierce the shadows of the tomb To them to them
From dazzling light through silver sky
Rejoice, Rejoice Emmanuel
bring peace now from creation
shall come to thee, O Israel The children know this
That she will come to them
To them, to them
Snow Angel
 BONUS TRACKS
Silent night, holy night Good King Wenceslas looked out

STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT

(SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT)

GOOD KING WENCESLAS

COMFORT AND JOY
The bagel man said, “T, what will you have,
All is calm, all is bright On the feast of Stephen,
and where is that husband?”
Round young virgin, Mother and child When the snow lay round about,
I paused, “In London”
Holy infant so tender and mild Deep and crisp and even;
“When’s he coming back?”
Sleep in heavenly peace Brightly shown the moon that night,
“Tomorrow he lands”
Sleep in heavenly peace Though the frost was cruel,
“When I was a lad, a Christmas I had
When a poor man came in sight,
was in Londontown surrounded by singing”
Silent night, holy night Gath’ring winter fuel, fuel.
When thou smil’st, love-beams bright
Let nothing, no nothing, nothing you dismay
Pierce the darkness all around Hither, page, and stand by me;
Remember the light is born every day
Son of God, thy birth doth sound If thou know’st it, telling –
With tidings of comfort and joy and joy
Our salvation’s hour Yonder peasant, who is he?
Tidings of comfort and joy and joy
Our salvation’s hour Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good league hence,
“With the world at war
Silent night, holy night Underneath the mountain,
a Europe then torn
Sleeps the earth, calm and quiet Right against the forest fence,
what family was left said,
Lovely child, now take thy rest By Saint Agnes’ fountain.
‘We must brave the new world’
On thy mother’s gentle breast
while waiting to board our boat for New York
Sleep in heavenly peace Bring me flesh, and bring me wine
some carolers came to wave farewell singing”
Sleep in heavenly peace Bring me pine logs hither
Just sleep in heavenly peace Thou and I will see him dine
Let nothing, no nothing, nothing you dismay
When we bear them thither.
Remember the light is born every day
Page and monarch forth they went,
With tidings of comfort and joy and joy
Forth they went together,
Tidings of comfort and joy and joy
Through the rude wind’s wild lament
And the bitter weather.

Sire, the night is darker now,

And the wind blows stronger;
Fails my heart, I know not how,
I can go no longer.
Mark my footsteps, good my page,
Tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage
Freeze they blood less cold, less coldly.

In his master’s steps he trod,

Where the snow lay dinted;
Heat was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find bless, blessing
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find bless, blessing
©2009 Sword and Stone Publishing – All lyrics reprinted by permission Blessing
WHAT CHILD, NOWELL*
Piano, Harpsichord & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
Strings Arranged & Conducted by
John Philip Shenale
STAR OF WONDER*
Piano, Wurlitzer & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
A SILENT NIGHT WITH YOU
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
Strings Arranged & Conducted by
John Philip Shenale
CANDLE: COVENTRY CAROL*
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Guest Vocal: Kelsey Dobyns
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans Lute: Bruce Burchmore
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
Brass Arranged & Conducted by
John Philip Shenale
Flugelhorn: Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan
& Brian Pareshi Trombone: Tom Malone,
Keith O’Quinn & Dan Levine
Bass Trombone: Dave Taylor
HOLLY, IVY, AND ROSE*
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Answer Vocal: Natashya Hawley
Drums, Percussion & Bells:
Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
HARPS OF GOLD*
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Guitars: Mac Aladdin
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
SNOW ANGEL
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
Strings Arranged & Conducted by John
Philip Shenale
JEANETTE, ISABELLA*
Piano, Harpsichord & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Guitars: Mac Aladdin
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
PINK AND GLITTER
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums & Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Guitars: Mac Aladdin
Brass Arranged & Conducted by
John Philip Shenale
Orchestration by Lon Price
Trumpet: Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan,
Brian Pareshi & James De la Garza
Baritone Sax: Ronnie Cuber
Alto Sax & Clarinet: Lawrence Feldman
Tenor Sax & Bass Clarinet: Sam Bortka
Tenor Sax & Clarinet: Bob Malach
Trombone: Tom Malone, Keith O’Quinn &
Dan Levine
Bass Trombone: Dave Taylor
EMMANUEL*
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
Strings Arranged & Conducted by
John Philip Shenale
WINTER’S CAROL (from The Light Princess)
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
OUR NEW YEAR
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
Drums & Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Jon Evans
Guitar: Mac Aladdin
Synths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale
BONUS TRACKS
COMFORT AND JOY*
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT
(SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT)**
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
GOOD KING WENCESLAS**
Piano & Vocals: Tori Amos
STRING PLAYERS:
Violin: Bob Peterson, Norm Hughes, Charles
Everett, Benedikt Brydern, John Wittenberg,
Haim Shtrum, Francine Nadeau Walsh, Calabria
McChesney-Foti, Philip Vaiman, Razdan
Kuyumjian, Mark Cargill, Margaret Wooten,
Armen Garabedian, Gil Romero & Shari Zippert
Viola: Jimbo Ross, Evan Wilson, Dan Neufeld,
Denise Buffum & Harry Shirinian
Cello: Nancy Ross, Armen Ksajikian, Timothy Loo,
Giovanna Moraga Clayton & Ernie Ehrhardt
All Songs Written by Tori Amos
*Except Traditional: Arrangement by Tori Amos
with additional words & music by Tori Amos
**Except Traditional: Arrangement by Tori Amos
Published by Sword and Stone (ASCAP)
Recorded & Mixed by Mark Hawley
& Marcel van Limbeek • Assisted by Adam Spry
Mastered by Jon Astley • Produced by Tori Amos
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered
at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, UK
Management: John Witherspoon & Chelsea Laird:
The Bridge Entertainment Group
Piano Technician: Ann Walker
Harpsichord Technician: Peter Barnes
Photography: Miranda Penn Turin
Art Direction: Sandy Brummels
Art Direction & Design:
Christopher Kornmann for spit and image
Styling: Karen Binns
Make up: Jenni Clark
Hair: Barry Lee Moe
Angel: Casey Dobyns
Additional recording at Conway Studios,
Los Angeles, CA / Chicago Recording Company,
Chicago, IL / Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada /
Avatar Studios, New York, NY / Synths & Samplers
Recorded at The Nut Ranch, Studio City, CA
Thanks to Mark & Marcel, Johnny & Chelsea at The
Bridge, Debbie Thomas, Peter, Michelle & Deborah at
KHPB, Carole & Marlene at CAA, Mike at ITB, Bruce at
Fintage, David & Aaron, Debbie & Nancy at WTAS. Paul,
Gillian & Suzanne at Frank Hirth, Alan, Philip & Aileen, Tim
Levy & Samuel Adamson, Jim Sopko, Jim Garrity, Mick
Thornton & Dan Jones, Mindi Pelletier & Bill Leabody,
Peter D, Donny & Andy, Adam, Uncle Bob, Michelle,
John & Debbie, Rachel, Jon & Jude, Nell Arnaud, Barry
& Kalen. Pete Russell, John & Heather Penn.
Thanks also to Doug, for being such an inspiration, to my
favorite Republicans, Monte, Avery, Kim, Tom, Cameo,
Kirk, Lori, Pat, Joel, Trina, Sandy, Frank, Rian. Felice at
Girlie Action, Marni at Sneak Attack Media, Lee Ellen,
Didier & Emily at UMGI & of course Max
Personal Thanks: To Mark & Tash who bring the sun
everywhere we go...a shout out to the Dobyns 5,
Cody, Casey, Kit, Kelsey, Cory & Marie Dobyns. To
Mom & Dad for wanting this album to happen for 40
years, to Phillip & Ammie, Wes & Becky, Kelly, Tim
& the rest of the Amos’. The Copeland clan of the
Carolinas. Irene Hawley as always, Johnny, Mac
Aladdin & his Dad, Chelsea & Chris, Beenie, Neil
Gaiman, the Chamberlains, Mike & Dana, Philly
Shenale, the Evans’, the Bean family, Manny King &
his students past & present, Arminda, Vincent, Curtis
Kehkahbah, Marcel Thea Simone & Leon, the glams
— Barry, Jenni & Karen.