The Silver Anniversary Edition

Editorial Review:
Traditional Celtic instrumentation always sounds beautiful on holiday classics, but Celtic Christmas is different than what its title might suggest. This oddly compelling album is composed entirely of modern New Age Celtic musicians playing their own compositions and obscure traditional folk tunes. Only three of the tracks contain any vocals, and only one of those--Karan Casey's "On a Winter's Day"--appears to be in modern English. It creates a mood, reflecting the meditative side of the holidays as opposed to the festive or religious. --Bill Holdship

TRACK LISTINGS:
MAIRE BREATNACH and SEAMUS BRETT	CORNPHIOPA CIORCALACH
PHIL CUNNINGHAM	NEWTON HILL
MAIGHREAD and TRIONA NI DHOMHNAILL	KOUSKET
STEVE COONEY and LAOISE KELLY	CUL A DUN
MAIRTIN O'CONNOR and GARRY O'BRIAIN	ANNAGHDOWN
MICHAEL O DOMHNAILL and PADDY GLACKIN	EILI GHEAL CHIUIN
LIAM O'FLYNN	SLIABH NA MBAN
BRIAN DUNNING and JEFF JOHNSON	CHRIST CHILD LULLABYE
CORMAC BREATNACH	SPORTING PADDY AND ADELE
KARAN CASEY, NIALL VALLELY and ROBBIE OVERSON	ON A WINTER'S DAY
NIGHTNOISE	AR PONT NEVEZ
WEST OCEAN STRING QUARTET	CAILIN NA GRUAIGE DOINNE
KATHLEEN KEANE and JIM CREGAN	THE LONGING

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