The Best of Christmas

Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas
Compilation album by Celtic Woman
Released	November 24, 2017
Genre	Celtic, world, new-age, adult contemporary, classical, Christmas
Length	68:38
Language	English, Irish
Label	Manhattan
Producer	Gavin Murphy, David Downes
Celtic Woman chronology
Voices of Angels (2016) Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas (2017) Homecoming – Live from Ireland (2018)

The Best of Christmas is a Christmas-themed compilation album by Celtic Woman, featuring tracks previously released on A Christmas Celebration, Lullaby, Home for Christmas, and Voices of Angels. It is the group's seventh Christmas-themed album.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Ding! Dong! Merrily on High"	Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Máiréad Nesbitt, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha	2:47
2.	"Carol of the Bells"	Nesbitt	2:19
3.	"Joy to the World"	Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Tara McNeill, Éabha McMahon	3:29
4.	"We Three Kings"	Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha	3:37
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	2:29
6.	"O Holy Night"	Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	4:25
7.	"White Christmas"	Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha	3:21
8.	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"	Agnew, Nesbitt	4:13
9.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Lambe	4:12
10.	"Silent Night"	Carlin, McFadden, McNeill, McMahon	4:10
11.	"The Christmas Song"	Kelly	3:35
12.	"Let it Snow!"	Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	2:30
13.	"Once in Royal David's City"	Carlin, McFadden, McNeill, McMahon	4:08
14.	"Away in a Manger"	Fallon	2:31
15.	"Winter Wonderland"	Agnew, Lambe, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	2:51
16.	"Walking in the Air"	Agnew	3:27
17.	"O Come All Ye Faithful"	Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	3:50
18.	"The Little Drummer Boy"	Agnew, Fallon	3:46
19.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	Agnew, Lambe, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha	3:37
20.	"Auld Lang Syne"	Lambe	3:27
Total length:			68:38

Notes

• Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, and 18 were originally released on the album A Christmas Celebration.^[1]
• Track 16 was released on the album Lullaby as an edited version of the original track from the original Celtic Woman album.^[1]
• Tracks 4, 8, 9, 15, 19, and 20 were originally released on the album Home for Christmas.^[1]
• Tracks 3, 10, and 13 were originally released on the album Voices of Angels. However, they were not available on the digital release of said album.^[1]
• Tracks 1-2, 4-9, 11-12, and 14-20 were produced by David Downes.^[2]
• Tracks 3, 10, and 13 were produced by Gavin Murphy.^[2]

The Best of Christmas 2018 Tour[]

The orchestra-accompanied The Best of Christmas tour was held in fifteen cities across the United States between November and December 2018. , who would later become the musical director and pianist on the group's Ancient Land tour, was the conductor for the supporting orchestras on all dates. Other supporting musicians included Caitriona Frost on acoustic guitar, Darragh Murphy on uilleann pipes and, approaching the end of the tour, John Hunt on bagpipes. Performers on this tour were vocalists Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Megan Walsh (her first tour since joining the group for the Ancient Land album and concert special) and violinist Tara McNeill.

Setlist[]

Act 1

1. "Murphy's Mistletoe" (Orchestra)
2. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (All) - No orchestra
3. "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High" (All)
4. "Once in Royal David's City" (All)
5. "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" (Éabha)
6. "The Christmas Song" (Megan) - No orchestra
7. "Ave Maria" (Mairéad)
8. "Across the World" (Tara)
9. "O Holy Night" (All)
10. "Danny Boy" (All)
11. "Amazing Grace" (All)
12. "Deck the Halls" (All)

● Intermission

Act 2

1. "Carol of the Bells" (All)
2. "The Wexford Carol" (All)
3. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (Megan)
4. "White Christmas" (Éabha) - No orchestra
5. "Greensleeves" (Tara)
6. "We Three Kings" (Mairéad)
7. "Ard Uí Chuain / Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh" (Éabha and Tara) - No orchestra
8. "Over the Rainbow" (Mairéad and Megan)
9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (All)
10. "Joy to the World" (All)
11. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (All)
12. "Auld Lang Syne" (All)

Tour Dates[]

Date	City	Country	Venue
26 November 2018	Englewood	United States	Bergen Performing Arts Center
27 November 2018	Buffalo		Kleinhans Music Hall
28 November 2018	Morristown		Mayo Performing Arts Center
29 November 2018	Shippensburg		Luhrs Center
1 December 2018	Danville		Newlin Hall
3 December 2018	College Station		Rudders Auditorium
4 December 2018
7 December 2018	Anchorage		Atwood Concert Hall
8 December 2018
9 December 2018
11 December 2018	Seattle		Taper Auditorium
13 December 2018	Chico		Laxson Auditorium
14 December 2018	Palm Desert		McCallum Theatre
17 December 2018	Denver		Boettcher Concert Hall
18 December 2018	Salt Lake City		Abravanel Hall
20 December 2018	Springfield		Sangamon Auditorium
21 December 2018	Saint Charles		J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
22 December 2018	Atlanta		Atlanta Symphony Hall

The Magic of Christmas[]

The Magic of Christmas
Studio album by Celtic Woman
Released	October 25, 2019 (United States) November 8, 2019 (international)
Recorded	Summer 2019
Genre	Celtic, world, new-age, adult contemporary, classical, vocal, traditional, Christmas
Language	English, Irish, Latin, Spanish
Label	Manhattan, Universal Music Group
Producer	Gavin Murphy
Celtic Woman chronology
Ancient Land (2018) The Magic of Christmas (2019) Celebration – 15 Years of Music and Magic (2020)

Celtic Woman: The Magic of Christmas, or simply The Magic of Christmas, is the thirteenth studio album and eighth Christmas-themed album released by the group Celtic Woman.

The Magic of Christmas features the same four performers from the group's previous studio album, Ancient Land; lead vocalists Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon and Megan Walsh, with Tara McNeill on fiddle and harp. It is also Celtic Woman's first original Christmas-themed album since 2012's Home for Christmas.

Track listing[]

Note: All songs arranged by Gavin Murphy.

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Megan Walsh, Tara McNeill	3:26
2.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	4:34
3.	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	Walsh	3:53
4.	"Deck the Halls"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	2:26
5.	"O Come, O Come Emmanuel"	Carlin	4:09
6.	"Amid the Falling Snow"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	3:43
7.	"O Holy Night"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	4:20
8.	"Sleigh Ride"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	3:34
9.	"Greensleeves"	McNeill	3:36
10.	"Dia do Bheatha"	McMahon	3:39
11.	"Carol of the Bells"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	3:24
12.	"Wexford Carol"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	3:00
13.	"Silent Night"	McNeill	1:58
14.	"Auld Lang Syne"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	4:40
15.	"Feliz Navidad"	Carlin, McMahon, Walsh, McNeill	3:32

Notes[]

• Track 15 is the first song recorded by Celtic Woman to include Spanish lyrics.
• Tracks 2-6, 8, 9, 10 and 15 are newly covered songs while tracks 1, 7 and 11-14 are re-arrangements.

The Magic of Christmas 2019 Tour[]

Setlist[]

Act 1

1. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (All)
2. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (All)
3. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Megan)
4. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (Mairéad)
5. "Amid the Falling Snow" (All) - Omitted after a few dates
6. "O Holy Night" (All)
7. "Dia do Bheatha" (Éabha)
8. "Greensleeves" (Tara)
9. "Danny Boy" (All)
10. "Amazing Grace" (All)
11. "Joy to the World" (All)

● Intermission

Act 2

1. "Murphy's Mistletoe" (Orchestra)
2. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas / Ding! Dong! Merrily on High" (All)
3. "White Christmas" (Éabha)
4. "We Three Kings" (Mairéad)
5. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (Megan)
6. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (All) - No orchestra
7. "Silent Night / The Kesh Inn" (Tara)
8. "Carol of the Bells" (All)
9. "Deck the Halls" (All)
10. "Feliz Navidad" (All)
11. "Sleigh Ride" (All)
12. "Auld Lang Syne" (All)

Tour dates[]

Date	City	Country	Venue
26 November 2019	Bethlehem	United States	Wind Creek Event Center
29 November 2019	Atlantic City		Tropicana Showroom
30 November 2019	Mashantucket		MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
1 December 2019	Red Bank		Count Basie Theatre
3 December 2019	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center
4 December 2019	Findlay		Marathon Center for the Performing Arts
8 December 2019	Denver		Boettcher Concert Hall
10 December 2019	Salt Lake City		Abravanel Hall
13 December 2019	Cherokee		Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
14 December 2019	Atlanta		Atlanta Symphony Hall
15 December 2019	Meridian		Riley Center for the Performing Arts
16 December 2019	Little Rock		Robinson Center Music Hall
18 December 2019	Pittsburgh		Heinz Hall
19 December 2019	Youngstown		Stambaugh Auditorium
21 December 2019	Milawaukee		Riverside Theater
22 December 2019	Cedar Falls		Gallagher–Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Charts[]

The Best of Christmas[]

Chart	Peak position
US World Albums (Billboard)[3]	2

The Magic of Christmas[]

TBA

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