Song for a Winter's Night
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"Song for a Winter's Night" is a gentle, introspective folk song written by Gordon Lightfoot that has become a seasonal standard covered by numerous artists.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Gordon Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Gordon Lightfoot (re-recorded version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartette NERFINISHED ⓘ Reba McEntire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
falling snow
ⓘ
lamplight ⓘ night ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
Harry Belafonte version
ⓘ
Sarah McLachlan version ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
gentle
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critically acclaimed for its lyrics
ⓘ
praised for emotional depth ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
memory of a lover
ⓘ
missing a loved one ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loneliness
ⓘ
longing ⓘ love ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithHolidaySeason | Christmas season ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithSeason | winter ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedOn |
Christmas compilation albums
ⓘ
winter-themed playlists ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition | North American winter music ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | seasonal standard ⓘ |
| isSeasonalStandard | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Gordon Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Gordon Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Gordon Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Gordon Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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