The Christmas Sessions is the first Christmas album by American Christian rock band MercyMe.
 The album, produced by Brown Bannister, was released on September 27, 2005.
 The band, who greatly enjoy Christmas, had previously recorded Christmas songs and enjoyed the process so much that they wanted to produce a full-length album.
 After releasing a studio album in early 2004, they decided to take time off; they realized they could record a Christmas album over that period and began work in December 2004.
 The band, aiming to produce a rock-oriented album, recruited Bannister, a noted rock producer, to produce it.
 In addition to one original song, "Joseph's Lullaby", the album consists of covers of both modern and traditional Christmas songs that the band members had listened to when growing up.
The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs is a compilation/remix album by Boney M..
 In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981's "Christmas Album", added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created "Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt", internationally released as "The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs".
 The 1986 version of the Boney M. Christmas album has since been re-issued as "The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World" (1992), "A Wonderful Christmas Time" (1998) and "Christmas Party" (1998 and 2003).
Five Christmas songs ("Viisi joululaulua"), Op.
 1, are four songs in Swedish and one in Finnish by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
 The songs were written between 1897 and 1913:
And Winter Came... is the seventh studio album from the Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 10 November 2008 by Warner Music internationally and 11 November 2008 by Reprise Records in the United States.
 After recording some new Christmas songs for her fourth extended play, "" (2006), Enya proceeded to write and record a Christmas album of traditional carols and original Christmas songs, but the idea was changed to an album of songs with a Christmas or winter theme.
 It was recorded in Ireland with her longtime collaborators, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan.
Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on September 19, 2006, by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.
 It includes selections from four of the first five Christmas albums that he had recorded: "Merry Christmas", "Sounds of Christmas", "Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis", and "The Christmas Album".
 Two tracks that were recorded with other artists are also included: "O Tannenbaum", which comes from Mannheim Steamroller's 2001 album "Christmas Extraordinaire", and a medley duet of "Winter Wonderland" and "Let It Snow!
 Let It Snow!
 Let It Snow!
" with Bette Midler from her 2006 holiday album "Cool Yule".
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas is the first Holiday album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton.
 It was released following the success of his first two albums.
 The album includes versions of traditional and popular Christmas songs, along with two older country Christmas songs, Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper", and Eddy Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S".
 It also includes two original songs, "Country Christmas", and "Christmas Long Ago".
Joulu ("Christmas") is the fourth album of Finnish a cappella ensemble Rajaton, released on October 24, 2003.
 It is a double album, consisting of Christmas songs sung entirely in Finnish.
 Disc 1 is a studio album and contains both original tracks and new arrangements of traditional Christmas songs, including Finnish versions of carols Jingle Bells ("Kulkuset"), Silent Night ("Jouluyö, Juhlayö") and The Christmas Song ("Joululaulu").
 Disc 2 is a live album, recorded in Karjaa Church, and consists of eleven devout tracks.
 The album peaked at #2 on the Finnish album chart and has sold double platinum.
The Voice of Christmas: The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook is a two-disc collection of Christmas music recorded by Bing Crosby for the Decca label between 1935 and 1956, released by Universal Music Group on October 6, 1998.
 Crosby was the first popular singer to record Christmas songs, and his 1942 recording of "White Christmas" for the movie "Holiday Inn" is the best-selling single of all-time.
 The most prolific period for his Christmas recordings was between 1942 and 1955, including his Christmas songs recorded with The Andrews Sisters.
 Crosby continued to record Christmas titles for other labels later in his career.
Lauri Porra (born December 13, 1977) is a Finnish bassist and composer, best known for his work in Stratovarius and Sinergy.
 Lauri Porra is a fourth generation musician, and the great-grandson of famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
 He started to study music at age 6 when he started to play cello in a local music school.
 In 1993 he switched to bass guitar and continued his studies in the Helsinki Pop Jazz Conservatory (1994–2004).
 Additionally he has taken lessons on piano, double bass, trumpet and male vocals.
 During 1997-1999 he sang with the renowned YL male choir performing for instance with the London Symphony Orchestra.
 He has released three instrumental solo albums.
 He has also composed music to numerous movies, tv-series and commercial spots.
 Lauri´s Entropia concerto for electric bass and orchestra was premiered by Lauri Porra and Lahti Symphony orchestra in 2015.
 In 2016 Lauri was nominated for HARPA nordic film composer music award.
 Lauri won the VOITTO-prize for the best advertisement music of the year in 2016 for his music in Visit Finland´s Polar Night Magic spot.
Jean Sibelius ( ;    ), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 186520 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods.
 He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.

Question: Five Christmas songs ("Viisi joululaulua") was created by a Finnish composer that died in what year?
Answer: 1957