Christmas Tales is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by the Belarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak, it was released on 23 November 2012 in Norway. It peaked at number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.
Singles The album's only single was the duet "Presents" with Didrik Solli-Tangen. Rybak re-released several songs on YouTube during winter season 2014.
Track listing
Chart performance Chart (2012) Peakposition
Release history Country Date Format Label Norway June 15, 2011iTunes - Music - Christmas Tales by Alexander Rybak Digital download Grappa Musikkforlag AS
Personnel Sourced from Grappa.
Performers and musicians Alexander Rybak - vocals, all strings Annsofi - vocals Didrik Solli-Tangen - vocals Knut Bjørnar Asphol - guitar, bass, percussion Hermund Nygård – drums Børge-Are Halvorsen – saxophone Jens Petter Antonsen – trumpet, trombone Pernille Hogstad Stene – backing vocals Staffan William-Olsson - wind instrument Amir Aly – guitar, bass Robert Engstrand – piano Petter Lindgård – trumpet, horn Jens Lindgård – trombone Peter Zimney – saxophone Barrat Dues Chamber Orchestra - , Anja Eline Skybakkmoen; Ane Carmen Roggen; Ida Roggen; Anine Kruse Skatrud; Leif Haugland, Hans Ole Hansen, Morten Midtlien - choir
Production Alexander Rybak - arrangements, production , Knut Bjørnar Asphol - production Amir Aly - production Sean Lewis - mixing , Torfin Thorsen - additional string arranger Nils Thore Røsth - additional string arranger , concert master , Børge-Are Halvorsen - wind instrument arrangement Hans Fredrik Asbjørnsen - photographs Håkon Ims - album design Frode Skaren - illustrations
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