An Irish Christmas
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| Studio album by Moya Brennan | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music, Christian, Irish traditional | |||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | Fierce, Beo, Sparrow | |||
| Producer | Fionán De Barra, Moya Brennan | |||
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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]
Contents
Track listing
- "Carol of the Bells"
- "The Wexford Carol"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "Do You Hear (What I Hear)" / "Don oiche 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.
Promotional singles
- "Carol of the Bells"
Personnel
Band
- Moya Brennan – vocals, harp, keyboards
- Paul Byrne – drums, bodhran, timpani, tubular bells, percussion
- Fionan De Barra – guitars, bouzouki, keyboards, vocals
- Cormac De Barra – harp, vocals
- Éamonn Galldubh – Uilleann pipes, whistles, flute
- Yoshinobi Izumi – electric bass
- Sam Jackson – piano, keyboards
- Sinéad Madden – fiddle, vocals
- Frances Mitchell – keyboards
Additional musicians
- Máire Breatnach – viola, fiddle
- Anthony Drennan – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
- Úna Ní Chanainn – cello
- Tim Jarvis – keyboards
- Aisling and Paul Jarvis – vocals on "Oíche Chiúin"
Release details
- Ireland and UK: 18 November 2005
