Tarja announces highly anticipated new album “Dark Christmas” – first single “Frosty The Snowman” OUT TODAY!

ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 10th, 2023 ON earMUSIC AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW: https://tarja.lnk.to/darkchristmas

This year, Tarja is bringing the festive season early with the release of “Dark Christmas”, the highly anticipated sequel of her 2017 album “From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)”. Utilizing the sound of a grand orchestra and the playfulness of a children’s choir, the Finnish solo artist once again perfectly blends her classically trained voice with darker gothic influences for a masterful cinematic eerie soundtrack of the best world known Christmas tunes.

With enchanting and captivating renditions of well-known Christmas carols, such as Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”, classics such as “Jingle Bells”, “Frosty The Snowman” and “Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer”, as well as Tarja’s brand new original song “Dark Christmas”, it’s the perfect album for those who want to embrace the holiday spirit while exploring a more mysterious side of the season.

“It was fascinating to dive into this new world. You will appreciate these Christmas songs with our spooky arrangements truly sound in a way they never did before. It was my pleasure to team up once again with Jim Dooley and Tim Palmer. I hope you will dig in our take of a Dark Christmas spirit.” – Tarja

The release is accompanied by 12 music videos – a video for each album song as well as a full-length music feature film made available with DOLBY ATMOS immersive audio mix on all supporting platforms.

LISTEN TO THE SINGLE “FROSTY THE SNOWMAN” HERE: https://tarja.lnk.to/Frosty

Today also marks the release of the first single “Frosty The Snowman” and the corresponding music video. Tarja transformed the usually joyful “Frosty the Snowman” into a hauntingly beautiful winter’s ballad. The song is a captivating fusion of holiday cheer and Gothic elegance, taking the listener on a journey through a winter’s night filled with both magic and mystery…

WATCH THE VIDEO OF “FROSTY THE SNOWMAN” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kix4fCr91p8

“Dark Christmas” will be released on 1CD Digipak, 2LP (Gatefold, 180g, black), Ltd. Christmas Green Splatter 2LP (Gatefold, 180g), and on Digital.

EXCLUSIVE CINEMA SCREENINGS

Spain (November 9th, time TBC):

Zaragoza

Madrid

Compostela

Barcelona

Valencia

Sevilla

Murcia

Mexico (November 8th, time TBC):

CDMX Santa Fe

CDMX Plaza Oriente

CDMX Universidad

CDMX Reforma 222

CDMX Aragón

Querétaro Querétaro Boulevares

Puebla Puebla

Monterrey Fiesta Anáhuac

León Market Plaza Mayor

Guadalajara Sania

Estado de México Mundo

Estado de México Lomas Verdes

Finland (November 6th, time 6pm):

Helsinki (Tennispalatsi)

Tampere (Plevna)

Turku (Kinopalatsi)

Germany (November 6th, time 8pm):

Berlin – UCI LUXE Mercedesplatz

Bochum – UCI Ruhr Park

Dresden – UCI Elbe Park

Duisburg – UCI Duisburg

Hamburg – UCI Mundsburg

Argentina (November 6th, time 7pm):

CINEPOLIS RECOLETA CINEPOLIS PILAR

CINEPOLIS NEUQUEN

CINEMA LA PLATA

CINEMACENTER BAHIA BLANCA

MAR DEL PLATA (tbc)

TARJA ON DARK CHRISTMAS TOUR IN 2023

Dec 3 – Sofia, BG (NDK)

Dec 4 – Bucharest, RO (Arenele Romane)

Dec 5 – Cluj-Napoca, RO (Form Space)

Dec 7 – Berlin, DE (Passionskirche)

Dec 8 – Bochum, DE (Christuskirche)

Dec 10 – Kerimäki, FI (Kerimäen Puukirkko)

Dec 11 – Salo, FI (Uskelan Kirkko)

Dec 13 – Kouvola, FI (Kuusankosken Kirkko)

Dec 14 – Tampere, FI (Tuomiokirkko)

Dec 17 – Desden, DE (Alter Schlachthof)

Dec 19 – Olomouc, CZ (Flora)

Dec 20 – Brno, CZ (Sono Centrum Brno)

Dec 21 – Ostrava, CZ (Gong)

Frosty The Snowman

Single Release: Oct. 31st, 2023

Dark Christmas

Album Release: Nov. 10th, 2023

Formats:

1CD Digipak / 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g, 45rpm) / Ltd. 2LP Gatefold (Green Splatter 180g, 45rpm) / digital

Tracklisting: CD/LP:

Side A:

• The First Noel
• Frosty The Snowman
• Holy Night

Side B:

• Dark Christmas
• Jingle Bell Rock
• White Christmas

Side C:

• All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Wonderful Christmastime
• Last Christmas

Side D:

• All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Wonderful Christmastime
• Last Christmas