An Irish Christmas

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An Irish Christmas is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan, now known as Moya Brennan. ‘An Irish Christmas’ charts a different course, reviewing the Christmas story through a blend of new tracks and left field favourites. From ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ to ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’, Moya reworks the classics with an intimacy that restores the personal and the passionate to what have become mumbled, half-remembered musical yarns. The listener is placed in the front row of the ultimate nativity opera. 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."

Track listing

1. "Carol of the Bells"
2. "The Wexford Carol"
3. "Deck the Halls"
4. "Do you Hear (What I Hear) / Don oiche úd i mBeithil"
5. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
6. "Gabriel's Message"
7. "Joy to the World"
8. "I Still Believe*"
9. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
10. "Love Came Down at Christmas*"
11. "In Dulci Jubilo"
12. "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)"^
    • Replaced on US release with "What Child is This?" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" respectively.

Promotional singles

1. "Carol of the Bells

MEDIA (Audio/Video)

• Joy to the World Video
• Listen or buy the Album Here!

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 - November 18th 2005

External links

• This album at Northern Skyline