| Other author/creator | Lea, Rebecca, editor, writer of foreword. |
| Other author/creator | Hall, Jamie W., composer. |
| Other author/creator | Wallen, Errollyn, composer, lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Weir, Judith, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Nobuto, Ben, 1996- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Werner, Héloïse, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Gorb, Adam, 1958- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Desmond, Eoghan, 1989- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Dannheisser, Jessica, composer. |
| Other author/creator | McDowall, Cecilia, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Neeves, Helen, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Weeks, James, composer, lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Bussey, Martin, 1958- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Frances-Hoad, Cheryl, 1980- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Foggitt, Peter, composer, lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Perivolaris, Electra, 1996- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Betteridge, Michael, 1988- composer, lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | McGregor, David, 1995- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Csányi-Wills, Michael, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Keting, Sun, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Park, Owain, 1993- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Datta, Anita, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Frost, Robert, 1874-1963, author. |
| Other author/creator | Müller, Wilhelm, 1794-1827, author. |
| Other author/creator | Werner, Emma, author. |
| Other author/creator | Gay, John, 1685-1732, author. |
| Other author/creator | Devereux, William, 1696-1771, author. |
| Other author/creator | Cooke, Hannah (Poet), author. |
| Other author/creator | Masefield, John, 1878-1967, author. |
| Other author/creator | Blake, William, 1757-1827, author. |
| Other author/creator | Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953, author. |
| Other author/creator | Sherlock, Di, author. |
| Other author/creator | Perivolaris, John, author. |
| Other author/creator | Kenyon, Anna, author. |
| Other author/creator | Holliday, Susan (Poet), author. |
| Other author/creator | Ming, Fei, 1901-1967, author. |
| Other author/creator | Mattey, Gareth, 1993- author. |
| Other author/creator | Gauthier, Natasha, author. |
| Contents |
Dust of snow (2025) / Jamie W. Hall ; lyrics by Robert Frost -- North : the seven mountains (1994) / music and lyrics by Errollyn Wallen -- On white meadows (2020) / Judith Weir, lyrics by Wilhelm Müller -- Sundowning (2025) / Ben Nobuto ; text taken from "It's a wonderful life" -- Winter spell (2025) / Héloïse Werner ; lyrics by Emma Werner -- Frost fair (2025) / Adam Gorb ; lyrics by John Gay -- The darkest midnight (2016) / Eoghan Desmond ; Irish traditional, adapted by William Devereux -- Winter fragments (2025) / Jessica Dannheisser ; lyrics by Hannah Cooke -- Christmas Eve at sea (2025) / Cecilia McDowall ; lyrics by John Masefield -- Cradle song (2025) / Helen Neeves ; lyrics by William Blake -- Natural state (2025) / music and lyrics by James Weeks -- Twelfth night (2013) / Martin Bussey ; lyrics by Hilaire Belloc -- Core of time (2023) / Cheryl Frances-Hoad ; lyrics by Di Sherlock -- Villanelle : New Year's Eve (2025) : a duet for voice and piano (or another instrument) : from Two winter songs / music and lyrics by Peter Foggitt -- Lethe - oblivion (2025) / Electra Perivolaris ; lyrics by John Perivolaris -- Snow day (2025) / music and lyrics by Michael Betteridge, with young composers from Kirklees, West Yorkshire -- Ariadne (2025) / David McGregor ; lyrics by Anna Kenyon -- Snowdrop (2025) / Michael Csányi-Wills ; lyrics by Susan Holliday -- The nineteenth night of december (2025) / Sun Keting ; original poem by Fei Ming, translated by Yilin Wang -- Winters distant (2025) / Owain Park ; lyrics by Gareth Mattey -- Seasonal clothing / Anita Datta, with young composers from East London ; lyrics by Natasha Gauthier. |
| Abstract |
"A new collection of twenty-one songs reflecting contemporary experiences of, and attitudes towards, the winter season from composers spanning a range of experiences and backgrounds. Many, though not all, are settings of secular texts. While more traditional winter themes do recur within the songs--those of cold, loss, stillness, grief and darkness--those of belief, faith, and hope, offer an emotional counterbalance. Each individual composer approaches and explores these themes from their own perspective, lending their voice to a musical tapestry, expressing what it means to reflect upon and celebrate the season of winter today."--Back cover. |
| General note | Edited and foreword written by Rebecca Lea. |
| General note | Commissioned by soprano Rebecca Lea and recorded with pianist Caroline Jaya-Ratnam on the Convivium label. |
| General note | Includes QR code on title page to access digital booklet, song texts and artist biographies, and to purchase the accompanying recording. |
| ISBN | 9798350156577 |
| Publisher number | 196288337874 Hal Leonard |
| Publisher number | HL01879397 Hal Leonard |