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Trains and Winter Rains" is a
singleIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
by Irish
musicianA musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.* A singer uses his or her voice as an instrument....
EnyaEithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin , better known as Enya, is an Irish vocalist, instrumentalist and composer. Her name is sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan; Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish.She began her musical career in 1980, when...
, the first to be taken from the album
And Winter Came...And Winter Came... is the seventh studio album from Irish musician Enya. The album was announced by Enya via her official site on September 12, 2008, and was released on November 7, 2008. The songs on the album primarily have a Christmas or winter theme. The album charted in the UK at #6 on...
. The
BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show
Wake up to WoganWake Up to Wogan is the most listened to radio show in the United Kingdom and the flagship breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The show is presented by Sir Terry Wogan who has fronted WUTW since January 1993; he had previously presented the breakfast show between 1972 and 1984, but the...
was given the world exclusive to the new song, which aired on the 29 September, 2008. The song features
Agnus DeiAgnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of humanity in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices...
, a
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verse commonly heard in churches.
The music video became available on Enya's official website on October 22, 2008. It mainly shows a boy's journey home on a train in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
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Trains and Winter Rains" is a
singleIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
by Irish
musicianA musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.* A singer uses his or her voice as an instrument....
EnyaEithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin , better known as Enya, is an Irish vocalist, instrumentalist and composer. Her name is sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan; Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish.She began her musical career in 1980, when...
, the first to be taken from the album
And Winter Came...And Winter Came... is the seventh studio album from Irish musician Enya. The album was announced by Enya via her official site on September 12, 2008, and was released on November 7, 2008. The songs on the album primarily have a Christmas or winter theme. The album charted in the UK at #6 on...
. The
BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show
Wake up to WoganWake Up to Wogan is the most listened to radio show in the United Kingdom and the flagship breakfast programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The show is presented by Sir Terry Wogan who has fronted WUTW since January 1993; he had previously presented the breakfast show between 1972 and 1984, but the...
was given the world exclusive to the new song, which aired on the 29 September, 2008. The song features
Agnus DeiAgnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of humanity in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices...
, a
ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
verse commonly heard in churches.
Music video
The music video became available on Enya's official website on October 22, 2008. It mainly shows a boy's journey home on a train in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
. It also shows Enya on a train with some shots of the
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Charts
| Chart (2008) |
Peak
position |
| U.S Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
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27 |
| Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It has been compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008. The chart is updated on every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com, and it is updated in the billboard.com every Thursday.The Japan Hot 100 Singles is based on U.S....
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6 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
15 |
| Belgium Wallonia Singles Chart |
39 |