Christmas Tales

Christmas Tales is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by the Belarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak, it released on the November 23, 2012 in Norway. It has peaked to number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.

This article is about the 2012 album. For other uses, see Christmas Tale.
Christmas Tales
Studio album by
Alexander Rybak
ReleasedNovember 23, 2012
Recorded2012
GenrePop
LabelGrappa Musikkforlag AS
Alexander Rybak chronology
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(2011)		 Christmas Tales
(2012)		 Trolle Og Den Magiske Fela
(2015)

Singles

The album's only single was the duet "Presents" with Didrik Solli-Tangen.[1] Rybak re-released several songs on YouTube during winter season 2014.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Christmas Song"
  • Wells
  • Tormé
3:59
2."Winter Wonderland"
  • Bernard
  • Smith
3:37
3."Let It Snow"
  • Styne
  • Cahn
2:16
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
  • Blane
  • Martin
3:46
5."Tell Me When"Rybak4:28
6."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
  • Gillespie
  • Coots
2:38
7."Baby It's Cold Outside" (featuring Annsofi)Loesser2:57
8."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Marks2:48
9."Presents" (featuring Didrik Solli-Tangen)Rybak3:44
10."Silver Bells"
  • Livingston
  • Evans
3:29
11."I'll Be Home For Christmas"
  • Kent
  • Gannon
  • Ram
4:51
12."Silent Night"
  • Gruber
  • Mohr
  • Young
4:11

Chart performance
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[2] 34

Release history
Country Date Format Label
Norway June 15, 2011[3] Digital download Grappa Musikkforlag AS

Personnel

Sourced from Grappa.[4]

Performers and musicians

  • Alexander Rybak - vocals, all strings
  • Annsofi - vocals (7)
  • Didrik Solli-Tangen - vocals (9)
  • Knut Bjørnar Asphol - guitar, bass, percussion
  • Hermund Nygård – drums
  • Børge-Are Halvorsen – saxophone
  • Jens Petter Antonsen – trumpet, trombone
  • Pernille Hogstad Stene – backing vocals (8)
  • Staffan William-Olsson - wind instrument (2)
  • Amir Aly – guitar, bass (3)
  • Robert Engstrand – piano (3)
  • Petter Lindgård – trumpet, horn (3)
  • Jens Lindgård – trombone (3)
  • Peter Zimney – saxophone (3)
  • Barrat Dues Chamber Orchestra - (5), (11)
  • Anja Eline Skybakkmoen; Ane Carmen Roggen; Ida Roggen; Anine Kruse Skatrud; Leif Haugland, Hans Ole Hansen, Morten Midtlien - choir

Production

  • Alexander Rybak - arrangements, production (5), (11)
  • Knut Bjørnar Asphol - production
  • Amir Aly - production (3)
  • Sean Lewis - mixing (5), 11
  • Torfin Thorsen - additional string arranger (6)
  • Nils Thore Røsth - additional string arranger (11), concert master (5), (11)
  • Børge-Are Halvorsen - wind instrument arrangement
  • Hans Fredrik Asbjørnsen - photographs
  • Håkon Ims - album design
  • Frode Skaren - illustrations

References
  1. Sæther, Eivind. "Snipp, snapp, snute". Dagbladet.no.
  2. "Norwegiancharts.com – Alexander Rybak – Christmas Tales". Hung Medien.
  3. iTunes - Music - Christmas Tales by Alexander Rybak
  4. "Christmas Tales – Alexander Rybak". Grappa.
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