From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)

{{Infobox album

| name = From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)

| type = studio

| artist = Tarja

| cover = Tarja-fromspriritsandghosts.jpg

| border = yes

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| released = 17 November 2017

| recorded = Summer 2017 in Caribbean

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Christmas
• classical

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| length =

| label = earMUSIC

| producer = Tarja, Jim Dooley, Tim Palmer

| prev_title = The Shadow Self

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Act II

| next_year = 2018

| misc =

{{Singles

| name = From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)

| type = studio

| single1 = O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

| single1date = 6 October 2017

| single2 = O Tannenbaum

| single2date = 27 October 2017

| single3 = Feliz Navidad

| single3date = 1 December 2017

}}

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{{Album ratings

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) - Tarja {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-spirits-and-ghosts-score-for-a-dark-christmas-mw0003113042 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=3 June 2019 |language=en-us}}

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File:Tarja-fromspriritsandghosts-novel.jpg

From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) is the second classical and Christmas album, and the seventh studio album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen.{{cite web|url=http://www.tarja-fromspiritsandghosts.com/ |title=New Album "From Spirits and Ghosts"|publisher=tarja-fromspiritsandghosts}} The music was arranged and orchestrated by Tarja's frequent collaborator Jim Dooley.

On the 22 September 2017, earMUSIC released a video announcing the existence of the album. A music video was released on the 6th of October, with Tarja singing "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel".

With the album release comes also Tarja Turunen's first graphic novel, From Spirits and Ghosts (Novel for a Dark Christmas). The 40-page novel is about the world of dark Christmas scripted by Peter Rogers with accompanying art by Conor Boyle.{{cite web|url=https://tarja.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=34031&cur=EUR|title=Tarja - Novel For A Dark Christmas (Exclusive)|website=TM Stores|accessdate=2017-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172402/https://tarja.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=34031&cur=EUR|archive-date=2017-10-13|url-status=dead}} The "novel for a dark Christmas" revolves around Tarja's two characters, the dark and light one, bringing together lonely souls during the festive season.

The album has been critically acclaimed by critics and fans alike, who have noted the dark twist Turunen achieved on the album and the combination of different languages. {{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}

The album was re-released on November 6, 2020, the reissue includes 3 versions in alternative languages plus the collaboration with Tarja's friends Cristina Scabbia, Doro Pesch, Elize Ryd, Floor Jansen, Hansi Kürsch, Joe Lynn Turner, Marko Saaresto, Michael Monroe, Sharon den Adel, Simone Simons, Timo Kotipelto and Tony Kakko for the beloved "Feliz Navidad". Further to the additional studio recordings, the reissue comes with the previously unreleased live album "Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019". A sequel album, Dark Christmas, was released on November 10, 2023.