The Magic of Christmas (Celtic Woman album)
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| Released | October 25, 2019 (United States) November 8, 2019 (international)[1] | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2019 | |||
| Studio | Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Genre | Celtic, new-age, classical, Christmas | |||
| Length | 53:53 | |||
| Language | English, Irish, Latin, Spanish | |||
| Label | Manhattan Records, Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Gavin Murphy | |||
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Celtic Woman: The Magic of Christmas, or simply The Magic of Christmas, is the thirteenth studio album, and eighth Christmas-themed, 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 (in her final appearance as a member of Celtic Woman), Megan Walsh, and instrumentalist Tara McNeill. It is also the group's first original Christmas-themed studio album since 2012's Home for Christmas.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Mairéad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Tara McNeill, Megan Walsh | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Walsh | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Deck the Halls" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 2:26 |
| 5. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | Carlin | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Amid the Falling Snow" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 3:43 |
| 7. | "O Holy Night" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Sleigh Ride" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Greensleeves" | McNeill | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Dia do Bheatha" | McMahon | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Carol of the Bells" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Wexford Carol" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Silent Night" | McNeill | 1:58 |
| 14. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 4:39 |
| 15. | "Feliz Navidad" | Carlin, McMahon, McNeill, Walsh | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 53:53 | ||
Personnel
Per the liner notes:
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Featured performers
Musicians
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FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague
Kühn Mixed Choir
Production
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Charts
| Chart (2018–19) | Peak position |
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| US World Albums (Billboard)[2] | 5 |