Halford III: Winter Songs

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Halford III - Winter Songs
Halford III.jpg
Studio album by
Halford
ReleasedUnited States 3 November 2009
Europe 9 November 2009
Germany 13 November 2009
Recorded2008–2009
GenreHeavy metal, christmas music
Length41:57
LabelMetal God Entertainment
ProducerRoy Z
Halford chronology
Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1
(2006) 		Halford III - Winter Songs
(2009) 		Halford IV: Made of Metal
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Lords of Metal77/100[2]
Metal Express Radio9/10[3]

Halford III: Winter Songs is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Halford. It was released on 3 November 2009 in the United States, 9 November 2009 in Europe and 13 November 2009 in Germany.[4] It was written, arranged and recorded between 2008 and 2009.[5] The album is Christmas themed consisting of traditional holiday favorites made into heavy metal fashion along with a few original arrangements by Rob Halford and producer/guitarist Roy Z.[6]

The first single "Get Into the Spirit" was released on 29 September 2009.[7] In 2019, Halford released a second Christmas-themed album entitled 'Celestial', although this was recorded with family and friends rather than his usual bandmates.[8]

Track listing[]

All songs arranged by Rob Halford, Roy Z., Ed Roth, John Baxter.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Into the Spirit"Rob Halford, Roy Z., John Baxter5:26
2."We Three Kings"John Henry Hopkins Jr.4:06
3."Oh Come, O Come, Emanuel"John Mason Neale4:38
4."Winter Song"Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson5:38
5."What Child Is This?"William Chatterton Dix4:27
6."Christmas for Everyone"R. Halford, Roy Z.3:06
7."I Don't Care"R. Halford3:14
8."Light of the World"R. Halford4:13
9."Oh Holy Night"Adolphe Adam4:09
10."Come All Ye Faithful"John Francis Wade2:27

Personnel[]

Halford
Additional performer
Production
  • Produced and engineered by Roy Z
  • Executive producer – John Baxter
  • Mixed and engineered by Pete Martinez
  • Sound design, percussion, and engineering by John Mattox
  • Drum tuning by Mike Fassano
  • Mastered by Maor Appelbaum
  • Graphic direction, web marketing, and design by Attila Juhasz
  • Cover illustration and packaging design by Marc Sasso
  • Photography by John Eder, Marc Sasso, David Hildreth, and John Baxter

References[]

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Review: Halford III: Winter Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Halford - Winter Songs | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 99". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. ^ "Metal Express Radio". Metal Express Radio. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ^ "Chart Attack: Rob Halford Releasing Christmas Album". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  5. ^ "The Aquarian Weekly: Interview with Rob Halford: A Metal God Christmas". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  6. ^ "Rob Halford Sings Christmas Carols. No, really. Rob Halford has also single handedly created the greatest christmas metal album of all time". SMNnews.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  7. ^ laut.de | Rob Halford - "Winter Songs" (CD-Kritik)
  8. ^ "Judas Priest's Rob Halford to release 'Celestial' Christmas album". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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