An Irish Christmas
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An Irish Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Christmas music, Christian, Irish traditional | |||
Length | 49:22 | |||
Label | Fierce, , Sparrow | |||
Producer | , Moya Brennan | |||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Singles from An Irish Christmas | ||||
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An Irish Christmas is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan. According to Moya, the idea for the album first came to her some time ago: "I've been involved in number of other people's Christmas projects in recent years," explains Moya, "but I wanted to capture a truly Celtic Christmas feeling." "It's always important to bring the meaning of Christmas to the fore. It is the essence of what I believe in and the album offers both celebration and reflection on that familiar theme."[citation needed]
Track listing[]
- "Carol of the Bells"
- "The Wexford Carol"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "Do You Hear (What I Hear)" / "Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil"
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
- "Gabriel's Message
- "Joy to the World
- "I Still Believe"
- "In the Bleak Midwinter"
- "Love Came Down at Christmas"
- "In Dulci Jubilo"
- "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)"
Replaced on U.S. release with "What Child Is This?" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" respectively.
In 2013, An Irish Christmas was re-issued and re-packaged with two new tracks: "Dia Do Bheatha", "We Three Kings", a reworking of "Codail A Leanbh" and "What Child Is This" which previously appeared only on the US edition of the album.
Promotional singles[]
- "Carol of the Bells"
Personnel[]
Band[]
- Moya Brennan – vocals, harp, keyboards
- Paul Byrne – drums, bodhran, timpani, tubular bells, percussion
- – guitars, bouzouki, keyboards, vocals
- Cormac De Barra – harp, vocals
- – Uilleann pipes, whistles, flute
- – electric bass
- Sam Jackson – piano, keyboards
- Sinéad Madden – fiddle, vocals
- – keyboards
Additional musicians[]
- Máire Breatnach – viola, fiddle
- Anthony Drennan – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
- – cello
- – keyboards
- Aisling and Paul Jarvis – vocals on "Oíche Chiúin"
Release details[]
- Ireland and UK: 18 November 2005
External links[]
Categories:
- Moya Brennan albums
- 2005 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by Irish artists
- Celtic Christmas albums