Tori AmosMidwinter 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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The radio plays my holiday favesIt takes me back to when our love was newYoung lovers pass me by with their glowthat used to be us not so long agoYou said then, “I just want to spend a silent night with you, with you, a silent night with you”

Joy to the world your arms kept me warmnight after night in such a cold worldHear the bells strike Old pictures instead tell me the past is filling my headYou said then, “I just want to spend a silent night with you, with you, a silent night with you”

The radio plays my holiday favesIt takes me back to when our love was newLost in my daze, you slip past and say,“Girl, take my hand, see nothing has changed.Now or Then, I just want to spend a silent nightwith youwith you, a silent night with you”

All is calmAll is bright

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Glasses raised we all say ‘Cheers’Could this be the one? Our new yearEven after all this timeI don’t know why, why you went away

Lately I’m sure it’s you there waving in the distance, closer. The closer I get…Disappointment tears. Yes it tearsThey just have the same color of your hairyou’re not there, you’re not there, you’re not there

Every corner that I turnI’ve convinced myself one day you’ll be thereChoruses of ‘Auld Lang Syne’Could this be the year?yours and mine

Lately I’m sure it’s you there waving in the distance, closer. The closer I get…Disappointment tears. Yes it tearsThey just have the same color of your hairYou’re not there. You’re not there. You’re not thereYou’re not there. You’re not there. You’re not thereYou’re not there. You’re not there.

Glasses raised we all say ‘Cheers’Could this be the one?This could be the oneCould this be the one?Our New Year

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EAR A winter’s carol, first song of the robin

A winter’s carol, echo through the landAnd I can hear itRinging out, Ringing out from pine to oakBringing us, with the December snow, Bringing us a gift of oldwrapped in Ribbons of GoldFor the whole worldFor the whole world

The Summer Queen has been in darknessThe Summer Queen has been in darknessThe Summer Queen surrenders to thisTo him she reveals her wine and secretsFor a time, for a time they joinFire and Frost in marriage

Through a midwinter clearingA forest greets a snowy eveningYear after year the Holly KingPasses the torch as it was intendedThrough a midwinter clearingA final kiss and a new beginningHis Summer Queen wearing his wreathSoon with the sun she will be ascendingThrough a midwinter clearingThe forest greets a snowy eveningWith four wands of yew, the Holly KingPasses the torch as it was intendedPasses the torch as it was intended

A winter’s carol, first song of the robinThe sun is reborn from the starry heavensA winter’s carol echoes, sound of wonderAnd I can hear itRinging out, ringing out from pine to oakBringing us, with the December snowBringing us a gift of oldWrapped in ribbons of GoldFor the whole world

Ringing outWinter’s Carol

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Lo! how a Rose e’er blooming,from tender stem hath sprungOf Jesse’s lineage comingby ancient sibyls sung

A rose doth bear a flowerall in the cold midwinterand at the midnight hour

He waits for her to findThe heart she left behindHe prays she’ll find her wayTo be his bride some day

Ivy, of all the trees in the wood,Holly warms the RoseHolly and the Ivywhen they are both full grownof all the trees in the woodHolly bears the crownThe Holly and the IvyThe running of the deerFor his Rose to bloomHolly waits every year

And he waits for her to findthe heart she left behindHe prays she’ll find her wayto be his bride some day

Lo! how a Rose e’er blooming,from tender stem hath sprungThe frozen air perfumingthat tiny bloom doth swellIt’s rays the night illumingthe darkness quite dispel

Oh flower beyond compare,Bloom in our hearts midwinterRestore the springtime here

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We three kings are coming againBearing gifts from the eastFrom the east

Some say a star will rise againin the hearts of humankindSome say we have been in exileWhat we need is solar fire

Star of wonder, star of night,Star of royal BeautyWestward leading, still proceedinga star of wonder

We bring Gold and Myrrh for himFrom the east FrankincenseFrom the east

Star of wonder, star of night,Star of royal BeautyWestward leading, still proceedingStar of wonder, star of nightStar of royal beautyWestward leading, still proceedingseeding a star of wonder

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Darn RosesThat is what you call all the girls in the world, even the thornsYou’re surrounded by an army of two who adore you

Our joy isn’t about a present or a grown up motor toyAnd little boys all get an honorable mention from meBut this year I’m thinkingShower the worldShower the worldShower the world with pink if you pleaseShower the worldShower the worldShower the world

Black satin, is what I woreThat, and our hearts left on the floorHow was I in that marshmallow snow, to know?My life would change that night…

In pink, we will paint the townChampagne never looked so divineOn his lips the sweetest words “Love, you’ve given me quite a ride.”

Our joy isn’t about a present or a grown up motor toyAnd little boys all get an honorable mention from meBut this year I’m thinkingShower the worldShower the worldShower the world with Pink and GlitterShower the worldShower the worldShower the world with Pink

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Candle Candleare the children safe now?Unlike they were long ago,Candle Candleare the children safe now?Sing their song of long ago

Candle Candleare the children safe now?Unlike we were long ago,Candle CandleGuide us and protect us from those in Darknessfrom those in Darkness

Lully, LullaThou little tiny childBy, By, Lully lullayThou little tiny childBy, By, Lully Lullay

Oh sisters too how may we dofor to preserve this dayThis poor youngling for whom we do singBy, By, Lully Lullay

Herod the king, in his raging,charged he hath this dayHis men of might, in his own sightAll Young Children To Slay

That woe is me poor child for theeAnd ever mourn and dayFor thy parting, neither say nor singBy, By, Lully Lullay

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Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo

They’ll show us how it’s doneOut in the streetno, they don’t have muchBut listen to them sing

Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis DeoGloria, Gloria playing on their harps of gold

And the mountains in reply Echo, Echo, EchoAnd the mountains in reply Echo, Echo, Echo

Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis DeoGloria, Gloria playing on their harps ofplaying on their harps of goldOver the plain

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Bring your torchesBring your torchesWith every candle raisedWith every lantern flameLight after light in every villageWelcoming home every friend

Bring your torchesBring your torchesBring your torches Jeanette, IsabellaBring your torch to the cradle runBring your torches Jeanette, IsabellaBring your torch to the cradle run

Christ is born O come behold himMary calls us to adore himhush hushSuch a lovely motherhush hushSuch a lovely son

Bring your torchesBring your torchesWish every light will find it’s wayThis is what every mother praysNight after night the lights they will guide youWelcoming home every friend

Bring your torchesBring your torchesBring your torches Jeanette, IsabellaBring your torch to the cradle runThrough the doorway softly filingTo his manger bed we creepTorches’ glow the Babe discloses Fair as snow, with cheeks like roseshush, hush, hushaby sweetly smilinghush, hush, hushaby fast asleepBring your torches Jeanette, Isabella

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What Child is this who laid to reston Mary's lap is sleeping?Whom Angels greet with anthemssweetwhile shepherds watch are keeping

This is winter’s giftThis is what begins

“Nowell, Nowell, Nowell”Every voice was singing“Nowell, Nowell, NowellBorn this day a newNowell, Nowell, Nowell”

What child is this who now awakes inevery heart each morning?From dazzling light through silver skybring peace now from creation

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L O come, O come EmmanuelAnd ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice, Rejoice Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

Long ago the earth lay sleepingWaiting for the darkest night To bring with it the dove of peaceRising on the wingsWings of the sun Rising on the wings of the sun

O come, O come thou Dayspring brightPour on our souls thy healing light Dispel the long nights lingering gloomAnd pierce the shadows of the tombRejoice, Rejoice Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

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UEL As the bell brought in midwinter

I waited for a signA shadow of a wing this has always beenThe children know thisThat she will come to themTo them, to them

Snow Angel Snow AngelSnow AngelShe’ll make her way and she’ll stayFor a time, for a time

In the dark of this midwinterThe moon slipped from nightA shadow of a wing this has always beenThe children know thisThat she will come to themTo them to them

The children know thisThat she will come to themTo them, to themSnow Angel

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©2009 Sword and Stone Publishing – All lyrics reprinted by permission

BONUS TRACKS

The bagel man said, “T, what will you have,and where is that husband?”I paused, “In London”“When’s he coming back?”“Tomorrow he lands”“When I was a lad, a Christmas I hadwas in Londontown surrounded by singing”

Let nothing, no nothing, nothing you dismayRemember the light is born every dayWith tidings of comfort and joy and joyTidings of comfort and joy and joy

“With the world at wara Europe then tornwhat family was left said, ‘We must brave the new world’while waiting to board our boat for New Yorksome carolers came to wave farewell singing”

Let nothing, no nothing, nothing you dismayRemember the light is born every dayWith tidings of comfort and joy and joyTidings of comfort and joy and joy

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All is calm, all is brightRound young virgin, Mother and childHoly infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy nightWhen thou smil’st, love-beams brightPierce the darkness all aroundSon of God, thy birth doth soundOur salvation’s hourOur salvation’s hour

Silent night, holy nightSleeps the earth, calm and quietLovely child, now take thy restOn thy mother’s gentle breastSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peaceJust sleep in heavenly peace

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T) Good King Wenceslas looked outOn the feast of Stephen,When the snow lay round about,Deep and crisp and even;Brightly shown the moon that night,Though the frost was cruel,When a poor man came in sight,Gath’ring winter fuel, fuel.

Hither, page, and stand by me;If thou know’st it, telling – Yonder peasant, who is he?Where and what his dwelling?Sire, he lives a good league hence,Underneath the mountain,Right against the forest fence,By Saint Agnes’ fountain.

Bring me flesh, and bring me wineBring me pine logs hitherThou and I will see him dineWhen we bear them thither.Page and monarch forth they went, Forth they went together, Through the rude wind’s wild lamentAnd 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 rageFreeze they blood less cold, less coldly.

In his master’s steps he trod,Where the snow lay dinted;Heat was in the very sodWhich the saint had printed.Therefore, Christian men, be sure,Wealth or rank possessing,Ye who now will bless the poorShall yourselves find bless, blessingYe who now will bless the poorShall yourselves find bless, blessingBlessing

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WHAT CHILD, NOWELL*Piano, Harpsichord & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt Chamberlain Bass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip ShenaleStrings Arranged & Conducted by John Philip Shenale

STAR OF WONDER*Piano, Wurlitzer & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

A SILENT NIGHT WITH YOUPiano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip ShenaleStrings Arranged & Conducted by John Philip Shenale

CANDLE: COVENTRY CAROL*Piano & Vocals: Tori AmosGuest Vocal: Kelsey DobynsDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon Evans Lute: Bruce BurchmoreSynths & Samplers: John Philip ShenaleBrass Arranged & Conducted by John Philip ShenaleFlugelhorn: Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan& Brian Pareshi Trombone: Tom Malone,Keith O’Quinn & Dan LevineBass Trombone: Dave Taylor

HOLLY, IVY, AND ROSE*Piano & Vocals: Tori AmosAnswer Vocal: Natashya HawleyDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

HARPS OF GOLD*Piano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansGuitars: Mac AladdinSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

SNOW ANGELPiano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip ShenaleStrings Arranged & Conducted by JohnPhilip Shenale

JEANETTE, ISABELLA*Piano, Harpsichord & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansGuitars: Mac AladdinSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

PINK AND GLITTERPiano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums & Percussion: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansGuitars: Mac AladdinBrass Arranged & Conducted by John Philip ShenaleOrchestration by Lon PriceTrumpet: Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan, Brian Pareshi & James De la GarzaBaritone Sax: Ronnie CuberAlto Sax & Clarinet: Lawrence FeldmanTenor Sax & Bass Clarinet: Sam BortkaTenor Sax & Clarinet: Bob MalachTrombone: Tom Malone, Keith O’Quinn &Dan LevineBass Trombone: Dave Taylor

EMMANUEL*Piano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip ShenaleStrings Arranged & Conducted by John Philip ShenaleWINTER’S CAROL (from The Light Princess)Piano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums, Percussion & Bells: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

OUR NEW YEARPiano & Vocals: Tori AmosDrums & Percussion: Matt ChamberlainBass: Jon EvansGuitar: Mac AladdinSynths & Samplers: John Philip Shenale

BONUS TRACKSCOMFORT 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, CalabriaMcChesney-Foti, Philip Vaiman, Razdan Kuyumjian, Mark Cargill, Margaret Wooten, Armen Garabedian, Gil Romero & Shari ZippertViola: 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 SpryMastered by Jon Astley • Produced by Tori AmosRecorded, Mixed & Mastered at Martian Engineering, Cornwall, UKManagement: John Witherspoon & Chelsea Laird: The Bridge Entertainment GroupPiano Technician: Ann WalkerHarpsichord Technician: Peter Barnes

Photography: Miranda Penn TurinArt Direction: Sandy BrummelsArt Direction & Design: Christopher Kornmann for spit and imageStyling: Karen BinnsMake up: Jenni ClarkHair: Barry Lee MoeAngel: Casey DobynsAdditional recording at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA / Chicago Recording Company,Chicago, IL / Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada /Avatar Studios, New York, NY / Synths & SamplersRecorded at The Nut Ranch, Studio City, CA

Thanks to Mark & Marcel, Johnny & Chelsea at TheBridge, Debbie Thomas, Peter, Michelle & Deborah atKHPB, Carole & Marlene at CAA, Mike at ITB, Bruce atFintage, David & Aaron, Debbie & Nancy at WTAS. Paul,Gillian & Suzanne at Frank Hirth, Alan, Philip & Aileen, TimLevy & Samuel Adamson, Jim Sopko, Jim Garrity, MickThornton & 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 myfavorite Republicans, Monte, Avery, Kim, Tom, Cameo,Kirk, Lori, Pat, Joel, Trina, Sandy, Frank, Rian. Felice atGirlie Action, Marni at Sneak Attack Media, Lee Ellen,Didier & Emily at UMGI & of course Max

Personal Thanks: To Mark & Tash who bring the suneverywhere we go...a shout out to the Dobyns 5,Cody, Casey, Kit, Kelsey, Cory & Marie Dobyns. ToMom & Dad for wanting this album to happen for 40years, to Phillip & Ammie, Wes & Becky, Kelly, Tim& the rest of the Amos’. The Copeland clan of theCarolinas. Irene Hawley as always, Johnny, MacAladdin & his Dad, Chelsea & Chris, Beenie, NeilGaiman, the Chamberlains, Mike & Dana, PhillyShenale, the Evans’, the Bean family, Manny King &his students past & present, Arminda, Vincent, CurtisKehkahbah, Marcel Thea Simone & Leon, the glams— Barry, Jenni & Karen.