Warmer in the Winter

Warmer in the Winter is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by violinist and composer Lindsey Stirling, released on October 20, 2017.[2] The album features Becky G, Trombone Shorty, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, and Sabrina Carpenter. The album is composed of ten Christmas cover tracks and three original tracks.[3] The album opened at #32 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies, making her fourth Top 40 album.[4] The deluxe edition, which features five bonus tracks, was released on October 19, 2018.[5]

Warmer in the Winter
Studio album by Lindsey Stirling
Released	October 20, 2017
Genre	Christmas music, classical crossover
Length	42:52
Label	Lindseystomp Concord[1]
Lindsey Stirling chronology
Brave Enough (2016) Warmer in the Winter (2017) Artemis (2019)

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Traditional	Josh Abraham NONFICTION Oligee^[a]	2:39
2.	"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)	Albert Hague Theodor S. Geisel	Abraham Oligee^[a] Brian Phillips^[a]	2:48
3.	"Christmas C'mon" (featuring Becky G)	Lindsey Stirling Autumn Rowe Jon Levine	Abraham Levine	3:50
4.	"Carol of the Bells"	Mykola Leontovych Traditional	Abraham Oligee^[a] Phillips^[a]	2:48
5.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Traditional	Abraham	4:22
6.	"I Saw Three Ships"	Traditional	Stephen J. Anderson	2:35
7.	"Let It Snow"	Jule Styne Sammy Cahn	Abraham	2:53
8.	"Warmer in the Winter" (featuring Trombone Shorty)	Stirling Evan Bogart Phillips	Abraham	2:55
9.	"What Child Is This"	William Chatterton Dix Traditional	Abraham	3:19
10.	"All I Want for Christmas"	Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff	Abraham	4:05
11.	"Time to Fall in Love" (featuring Alex Gaskarth)	Stirling Jordan Witzigreuter Cameron Alexander Walker-Wright	Witzigreuter Rian Dawson^[b]	2:56
12.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joseph Beal James Boothe	Abraham	3:48
13.	"Silent Night"	Franz Gruber Joseph Mohr Traditional	Abraham	3:54
Total length:				42:52

Target bonus tracks[6]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"We Three Gentlemen"	2:59
15.	"O Come, Emmanuel"	3:52
Total length:		49:43

2018 deluxe edition[7]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I Wonder As I Wander"	4:26
15.	"We Three Gentlemen (Medley)"	2:58
16.	"Santa Baby"	3:23
17.	"Main Title From Home Alone (Somewhere In My Memory)"	3:59
18.	"Hallelujah"	3:18
Total length:		1:00:56

2018 Target Deluxe Edition[7]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I Wonder As I Wander"	4:26
15.	"We Three Gentlemen (Medley)"	2:58
16.	"Santa Baby"	3:23
17.	"Main Title From Home Alone (Somewhere In My Memory)"	3:59
18.	"Hallelujah"	3:18
19.	"Mary, Did You Know?"	3:33
20.	"Home For The Holidays"	2:31
Total length:		1:07:00

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Critical reception

AllMusic gave Warmer in the Winter three stars out of five, with reviewer James Christopher Monger writing that "Stirling has crafted a fun and flighty brew of modern holiday cheer that is most certainly of its time".[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 150 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 75 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 90 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 66 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 52 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 40 US Billboard 200[16] 22 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[17] 1 US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year end charts Chart (2017) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)[19] 7 Chart (2018) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)[20] 2

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Notes
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"	2017	Unknown
"Christmas C'mon"			Featuring vocalist Becky G Choreographed by Ashley Gonzales
"Carol of the Bells"		Stephen Wayne Mallett	Choreographed by Ashley Gonzales
"Angels We Have Heard on High"		Dream Team Directors Bayou Bennett Daniel Lir	Produced by Jenna Capozzi Cross-promotion with Masterpass' relief efforts after Hurricane Maria.
"I Wonder As I Wander"	2018	Graham Fielder	Shot on location at White Horse Ranch in Landers, California.[21] Concept by Lindsey Stirling.
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"		Joshua Shultz Lindsey Stirling	Featuring vocalist Sabrina Carpenter Produced by Krizia Vega
"Santa Baby"		Joshua Shultz Lindsey Stirling	Produced by Krizia Vega
"Warmer in the Winter"		Alissa Torvinen Lindsey Stirling	Featuring Mark Ballas Produced by Tyler Zelinsky Executive Producers: Kimberley Stuckwisch and Carlos Lopez Estrada
"We Three Gentlemen"	2019	Graham Fielder	Produced by Lindsey Stirling.
"Angels We Have Heard on High" (alternate video)	2020	Unknown	Cinematography by Rj Idos and Morgan Steinagel

See also

• List of Billboard number-one holiday albums of the 2010s

References

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