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In November of 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007.

In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On October 10, 2006, Sounds of the Season was released containing six songs: the previously released O?che Chi?in (a.k.a. Silent Night) and Amid the Falling Snow, new recordings of the standards Adeste Fideles (a.k.a. Oh Come All Ye Faithful) and We Wish You a Merry Christmas as well as two original songs, Christmas Secrets and The Magic of the Night. This CD was released only in the United States in an exclusive partnership with the NBC television network and the Target department store chain.

Enya was awarded the World's Best-Selling Irish Act award at the World Music Awards in London on 19 November 2006. On February 11, 2007 Amarantine won Enya her fourth Grammy when it was awarded the Best New Age Album award.

In late November, two new editions of Amarantine were released. In North America, it was reissued as Amarantine - Special Christmas Edition with a second disc containing the four new Christmas songs previously issued on Sounds of the Season (the original album already had Amid the Falling Snow while O?che Chi?in is a recording dating back to 1988, which had already been featured on numerous collections). The UK received a deluxe version of this release (Amarantine - The UK Special Edition) which also included three postcards and a copy of Roma Ryan's book Water Shows the Hidden Heart which is referenced on the original album. Canadian fans could choose from the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine, or an EP entitled Christmas Secrets, which only contained the four new songs.

Coinciding with these releases was the re-launch of Enya's official website on November 2, 2006. On November 16, 2006, Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she was working on a new album. A month later, in a Japanese interview Enya said that the album would be a complete Christmas album and would be released in the winter of 2007. There was no schedule for the release date itself. To date, Enya and her producer Nicky Ryan and his lyricist wife Roma Ryan have not made good on the said album release, opting instead for silence and what is now a famous snubbing of their own fanbase.


By mid-2007, Enya claimed to have sold 70 million albums. An American businessperson has coined the phrase enyanomics to explain Enya's ability to sell millions of records without giving any live performances.

On June 29, 2007, Enya received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, Galway. The ceremony for six total recipients (Enya as one recipient) was held at noon. Shortly after, in July 10, 2007, (date also stated at Enya's official website under News) Enya received a second honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster.