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If on a Winter's Night

If on a Winter's Night...
Sting winter night.jpg
Studio album by Sting
Released October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21)
Genre Pop, folk, classical
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Cherrytree
Producer Robert Sadin
Sting chronology
Songs from the Labyrinth
(2006)Songs from the Labyrinth2006
If on a Winter's Night...
(2009)
Symphonicities
(2010)Symphonicities2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 43/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars
Billboard (favorable)
The Boston Globe (positive)
The Guardian 1/5 stars
The Independent 3/5 stars
NU.nl 7/10 stars
Q 2/5 stars
The Times 3/5 stars
Uncut 2/5 stars

If on a Winter's Night... is the ninth studio album from British musician Sting. The album is a collection of Christmas and winter-themed songs mostly written by others, including folk songs, madrigals and religious hymns from past centuries, with only the final song written by Sting. Dozens of musicians appear on the album in various configurations, including jazz, folk and classical players.

It was released in most countries on 26 October 2009, on 27 October 2009 in the United States and 2 November 2009 in the United Kingdom. The album was released in several formats: vinyl LP, a single-disc CD, a limited edition CD and making-of DVD entitled The Genesis of 'If on a Winter's Night...' in Six Chapters in hardback book packaging, an Amazon.com exclusive version, as well as various import editions (of note is the Japanese edition). The limited edition and Amazon exclusive both include bonus songs; the Japanese edition include them as well but adds "The Coventry Carol."

The title of the album is based on the novel If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino.

*sales figures based on certification alone
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