Winter Magic -- Hayley Westenra (ヘイリー) (海莉)

[lovelycelticopera]

What software did you use to make this video? I must know!

[iamjillianc88]

@lovelycelticopera Hi! Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 :) :)

[Jamminlata]

hey, does somebody know the name of the song at the beginning 0.18 with the piano?

[Upjkk123]

Gay.

[cfra13]

i love this remix, thanks for uploading!. Hayley has a angelic and perfect voice, i'm a huge fan of her

[heidiluivette]

@cfra13 hinchaaaaaa..... tanto qe te sabs todos los links xD

[natasha678]

is carol of the bells  on youtube?

[BurnsideBogan]

use search box luv. type in what u want tofind, understand dear? then click "search". get ur boyfriend or a ten yr old kid to help if it beyond u.

[Goozy72]

wat can i type on youtube that will bring up the song from 0:00 to 0:17

anyonee :)

[sugarpuffsandwich]

@Goozy72 thats carol of the bells.

[GlenAnne99]

Wow! This is beautiful and her voice is amazing :)

I love this song...so in love with it's beauty.

Thank You Sherrylynn70 for sharing this with me.

[Vennegoor10]

It's a wonderful album, just the right mix of old and new.

[HeLovesToArgue]

This is the absolutely most beautiful Christmas album out there! I've been listening to it non-stop since it's release.

JUST WONDERING: Does anyone know where to find the album's promo pictures in a large scale? I can't find any pictures that are as big as the ones in this video,

[iamjillianc88]

Hi,

If you have a look at the links in the 'more info' box on the right side of the video, you'll be able to find the images. :)

[HeLovesToArgue]

OH THANK YOU SO MUCH. =)

[kuroguchi]

@HeLovesToArgue this is good I love it but celtic woman's christmas album is also good indeed

[thelastblodbender]

I love "the christmas song" she´s great..!

[Seldus]

she would make an excellent metal singer! :D

beautiful voice!

[forestchild23]

Went to her concert at Tewkesbury Abbey last night. She is incredible!

[floatystar]

Me too .. brought me to tears .. and so wonderful to have met her afterwards too - made my year! :o)

[iamjillianc88]

Congratulations to Hayley for Winter Magic being NUMBER ONE on the Taiwan Classical Music charts!

Australians can find WM at JB Hi Fi.

Can fans from other countries share where they bought their CD?

[NelsonCC111]

Ive just got back from her show in Canterbury. If I wasn't married I would have just fallen in love. Hayley is the best ever...beautiful voise! You have to get a ticket.

[iamjillianc88]

Was that the show in the big tent? Sounded like a lot of fun! Which was your favourite song?

[LauraaLouiise123]

I went too this tour last night in banbury as a surprise. And oh my goodness. Her voice live is soo beautiful and she is just absolutely amazing. If you dont have a ticket your missing out. Buy a ticket because its so beautiful she will leave you speechless x

[richardfld]

I've bought a ticket to hayley's Winter Magic tour coming to my town on the 14'th dec. CAN'T WAIT!

Will be the highlight of my christmas!

I LOVE YOU HAYLEY!

[Arnetsew]

xDD she sounds so cute in carol of the bells xDD

[sugarpuffsandwich]

I remember Carol of the Bells from Home Alone!! :)

[TakumiSoldier]

I bought this album at her concert when she came to Japan. So so amazing.

[paddynesbitt]

I have just pre-ordered this in the UK - very much looking forward to it :-)

Just a note though, the description/information box states the UK release to be 16/11, but Amazon and Play both say 30/11. I guess it's been put back :-/

[iamjillianc88]

I just updated the info for UK. It's been quite confusing with the dates -- I guess the release was put back to allow for the inclusion of the Ronan Keating duet.

[paddynesbitt]

Yes probably so.

Also probably get a better run for the UK album charts over Christmas :-)

[iamjillianc88]

Just announced that the UK version will now have a duet with Ronan Keating called 'It's Only Christmas'.

[MadamHwinny23]

What?? No! I hate it when she scatters gorgeous songs everywhere and you can't get them unless you buy expensive international albums...grr! How can you do this to me, Hayley? :P

[iamjillianc88]

It also looks like it will be added to the New Zealand and Australian releases, if that helps.

I know what you mean! So many good songs which are all over the place!

[iamjillianc88]

Announced that WInter Magic is going to be released in Taiwan on the 10 November 2009.

[sairamnagarajan]

Absolutely love this! Of all the songs I seem to have a soft corner for Veni Veni Emmanuel (I think this is simply divine) , Silent Night (even better than the one on Pure CD2!) and River..

About the voice, it's very feminine now, almost girly - compared to the robust perfection of Pure and Odyssey. Oddly enough, she sounds YOUNGER now than she does then.. what say?

Anyway, Marvellous job, Jillian! On another note, I would be much obliged if you could upload Veni Veni Emmanuel on youtube!

[iamjillianc88]

You're kind of right about sounding younger -- I think it has a lot to do with her singing higher than she usually does. The way her voice tinkles like little bells in Christmas morning is fantastic.

Veni Veni Emmanuel is one of my favourites too! As for uploading to YouTube, it doesn't fair yet as the album hasn't been released in the UK yet. Sorry!

I want to encourage people to buy this album -- it's honestly really worth it to have the whole product.

[GrossMisstatement]

No magic here, HW; only a winter rip-off! Just another cheap, commercial, musical farce of a once promising career.

It would seem Hayley has taken more time with her photoshoot than her music. (Although she looks much better having lost the extra weight...)

What has happened to your voice, Kiwi-girl? It sounds strident, and thin of late - like a Chinese Opera singer.

I'm so disappointed with your voice/career degradation.

- Just an unhappy, longtime, HW lover. (...but fading...)

[iamjillianc88]

I've just added in the box on the right hand side a new, exclusive interview with Hayley about the making of Winter Magic. Hayley herself has put a lot of work and thought into this album and everyone who has listened to it has agreed that it is one of her most complete releases to date.

As for Hayley's voice, it is better than ever! Much richer and powerful. Perhaps you just noticed that she sings higher on this album.

This is a marvellous album and I really mean that.

[VeekoDesign]

No, he has a point there guys....Hayley has an amazing voice but it appears to be wearing thin. She still has that magic bell, but she seems to slowly be losing that clarity crystal pitch that used to vibrate our eardrums. I love Hayley and always will appreciate her voice, but he has a point too.

But Grossmisstatement, I do disagree with you in your second point - "more time with her photoshoot than her music" This album seems to have heighten her old voice. i think it's improvement.

[BurnsideBogan]

"photoshoot"? Thats photoshop, mate, photoshop not photoshoot. with photoshop you can make ancient creeks look skinny.

[WretchedIrony]

hahahahaha. now thats funny bogan. can photoshop fix this girls horrible chinese voice to?

[BurnsideBogan]

-horrible chinese voice to? -

dumb ocker. get decent speakers or headphones. chubby ones voice is ok.

[WretchedIrony]

any decent headphones wouldnt reproduce sound in her range. listen to someone who doesnt come from that useless little inbred island of yours. your all so used to hearing your sheep squeal in foreplay that she reminds you of your livestock asking for seconds. (dont mean to insult your woolly wife rural boy)

[BurnsideBogan]

Sheeps joke dumb. Plenty of jokes about Ocker sheilas. Bogaman is too much of a gentleman to repeat lol. Bet you Jillian has finger on the delete button...

[BurnsideBogan]

why everyone get cheap nickers in twist? of course burnside butterball ahs been photoshopped. an theres nothing wrong with being a bit roly poly.

[WretchedIrony]

maybe if you ever wore knickers you'd know. by the way, a butterball is a turkey in usa. eerily ironic isnt it.

[BurnsideBogan]

blokes dont wear knickers jocky y fronts are for real men.

[BurnsideBogan]

five thumbs down. gee, just kidding just kidding.

[WretchedIrony]

thats how this piggy plays the piano. like she has five thumbs.

[timwbam]

@BurnsideBogan how about five thumbs up your@%$!

[BurnsideBogan]

@timwbam How rude! thumbs down gone now.

[listener16214]

I am enjoying these samples emensely

and hope this album will soon be available to U.S. fans

[valleymrytrs]

Hi Jillian, may I know where you got the photo at 6:38, I can't find it in the link you provided.

[iamjillianc88]

Hi Valleymrytrs, I added a new link to the photo (and a couple others) in the box on the right hand side, right down the bottom. The photo was taken by Rhys Frampton and it was used in the packing of Hayley's CD 'Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2'.

[valleymrytrs]

thanks...

[poolsa4]

Where can i find these pictures of Hayley?

[iamjillianc88]

I've added links to the photos used in the info section of the video. Just click on the 'more info' link in the box on the right hand side of the screen. You'll find the links right down the bottom. :)

[iamjillianc88]

I think that my favourite at the moment is Corpus Christi Carol (5:59) But it always changes! Too many good songs! The songs on that section of the album flow so well into each other.

[MadamHwinny23]

*gasp* Must...have!!!

[writer1986]

Oh, this only makes me anticipate Christmas even more. Love the holidays, especially since I have to wait 356 days for a present. Hint-hint.

[popinfresh]

i can't wait. I wish she included O holy Night.

[graemk]

Fantastic Jillian...thank you.

[lovelycelticopera]

I've yet to buy this album.

One thing I'm not clear on yet, did Hayley write any of the songs besides On The Wings Of Time? (or CO-write).

WOW!! everything sounds so much better than I anticipated. Sounds like the best Winter/Christmas CD I've ever heard. beautiful arrangements.

[lovelycelticopera]

beautiful pictures, too. The one at 5:38 is my favorite.

[iamjillianc88]

That's one of my favourites, too! I also like the one at 7:11 It's a beautiful photoshoot!

[iamjillianc88]

Hayley also co-wrote Christmas Morning, All With You and Peace Shall Come with Jeff Franzel (who wrote Never Saw Blue).

It's a great album, I love the hymns the best. Veni Veni Emmanuel, Corpus Christi Carol and The Coventry Carol.

[lovelycelticopera]

Those are my favorite songs too. they really fit her voice. The only ones I'm not crazy about are "The Christmas Song" and "Sleigh Ride".

[lonelytortoise]

I think so.Not as gd as her previous version on the christmas song

[rynerich]

lovelycleopatra. Hayley has writing credits on three other songs on the album - Christmas Morning, All With You and Peace Shall Come. This album is excellent and well worth the price.