Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection

Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection is the fourth EP[1] from the Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 28 November 2006 exclusively in the United States in Target stores by Rhino Custom Products and NBC Universal. The EP is a collection of six Christmas songs, four of which were included in the Special Christmas Edition of Enya's sixth studio album, Amarantine (2005). It was renamed Christmas Secrets EP for its four-track Canadian release by Warner Bros. and Warner Music Canada.

Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
EP by
Enya
Released28 November 2006
Genre
Length22:25
LabelRhino Custom Products (US)
NBC Universal (US)
Warner Bros. (Canada)
Warner Music Canada (Canada)
ProducerNicky Ryan
Enya chronology
Amarantine
(2005)		 Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
(2006)		 And Winter Came...
(2008)

Background

In 2006, Enya was approached by the Target Corporation to record an extended play of Christmas songs that would be exclusively released in its stores across the United States. Enya accepted, and produced the EP in partnership with NBC. It was first announced on the official Enya message board on 10 October 2006. To promote it, Enya performed "The Magic of the Night" and "It's in the Rain" for the Christmas in Rockefeller television show on 29 November 2006.

Track listing

All music by Enya; all lyrics by Roma Ryan; all tracks produced by Nicky Ryan (Except tracks 2, 4 and 5 are composed by Enya and Roma Ryan and tracks 1, 3, and 6 are traditional, arr. Enya and Nicky Ryan).

Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
  1. "Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)"
  2. "The Magic of The Night"
  3. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
  4. "Christmas Secrets"
  5. "Amid the Falling Snow"
  6. "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)"

Christmas Secrets EP
  1. "Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)"
  2. "The Magic of the Night"
  3. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
  4. "Christmas Secrets"

Personnel
  • Enya – music, arranger
Production
  • Nicky Ryan – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
  • Roma Ryan – composer, lyrics
  • Daniel Polley – digital technician
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Shelli Hill – executive producer for NBC Universal
  • Sue Peterson – executive producer for Target Corporation
  • Mithra Emami – executive producer for Warner Music Group

References
  1. Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection by Enya, retrieved 2020-05-13
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