STING If On A Winter's Night (2009 UK 15-track CD album - 'If on a Winter's Night' presents an arc of songs that conjure the season of spirits, the eerie silences of the snow; days of solitude and reflection for some, a time of re-birth and celebration for many. With traditional music of the British Isles as their starting point, Sting and his guest musicians draw the listener in through a collection of songs, carols, and lullabies spanning the centuries - such as 'The Snow it Melts the Soonest' [traditional Newcastle ballad], 'Soul Cake' [traditional English 'begging' song which has its roots in Halloween / All Souls Day], 'Gabriel's Message' [14th century carol], as well as two of Sting's own compositions - 'Lullaby for an Anxious Child' and 'The Hounds of Winter'. Also featured on the album is 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' - a musical reworking and English translation [by Sting] of Der Leiermann from Schubert's classic winter song-cycle Winterreise, housed in a sealed gatefold card picture sleeve).