Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice may be referred to as: December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere Winter solstice may also refer to: Winter Solstice (film), 2004 American film with Anthony LaPaglia Winter Solstice: North (album), a 1999 album by British experimental music group Coil Winter Solstice, a 2000 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher Winter Solstice, a two-part German-produced TV film from 2003 based on the novel with Sinéad Cusack and Peter Ustinov See also Midwinter (disambiguation) Winter (disambiguation) Solstice (disambiguation) Summer solstice (disambiguation) Spring equinox (disambiguation) Autumnal equinox (disambiguation)