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Track Listings
| 1. Carol Of The Bells |
| 2. The Wexford Carol |
| 3. Deck The Halls |
| 4. Do You Hear/Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithil |
| 5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| 6. Gabriel's Message |
| 7. Joy To The World |
| 8. What Child Is This? |
| 9. In The Bleak Midwinter |
| 10. Angels We Have Heard On High |
| 11. In Dulci Jubilo |
| 12. Oiche Chuin (Silent Night) |
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An Irish Christmas charts a different course, reviewing the Christmas story through a blend of new tracks and leftfield 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."
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
elder sister of enya, moya's carea has been largely over shadowed by her sibling yet has a much better voice and varied style of music. Moya weaves her distinct irish tones round christian favourites such as christina rosetti's 'in the bleak midwinter and secular holiday tunes such as 'deck the halls'. A christmas album to curl up to infront of the fire and relax to in the long nights!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In the midst of "poppy" American singers coming out with less than traditional Christmas records, and cheesy fake Celtic Christmas albums recorded by people who think they can make good, genuine Irish music just because they own a penny whistle, there is still hope!
Moya Brennan, lead singer of the Irish family band Clannad, has finally released her own Christmas album. Yes, she has appeared on many, many Christmas albums in the past, but this album is quite different from any of those.
From the first track to the last, beautiful vocals adorn every track. Believe me - Moya cares about quality. Rumor has it she even hanged Christmas lights in the studio as this album was being recorded. The instrumentalists knew exactly what they were doing, too. Also, Moya's harp she found in Two Horizons is back, and we hear it throughout the whole of this album. From beginning to end, this album definitely has a Moya feel. And a Moya feel is a genuine Celtic feel from a genuine Irish lady - the first lady of Celtic music.
BTW, my favorite tracks are Do You Hear / Don Oíche ud i mBeithil, Joy To The World, I Still Believe, In Dulci Jubilo, and Oíche Chúin (Silent Night), although every track on this album is exceptional.
This review is purposely not too in-depth, because I want you to listen to the album and develop your own feel for the album, instead of taking what I've said and making it your own. Do yourself a favor: enhance your Christmas memories this year with a copy of this album!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The problem with Christmas Albums can be that they sound "One Take" not much thought "Sing a Longs".
In this case this album uses both Carols and Christmas Songs in a respectful joyous and caring sense.Thus the 12 tracks have been given proper preparation.For me the best are "In the Bleak Midwinter",which is sung in a gentle nurturing style which symbolises this singer and can hardly be bettered and."Deck the Halls" is for me another oustanding performance with an enchanting melody.I would ask people not to judge the album on the first track which is an atmospheric,"The Wexford Carol" which follows is on firm footing and nothing jarrs.
In this case this album uses both Carols and Christmas Songs in a respectful joyous and caring sense.Thus the 12 tracks have been given proper preparation.For me the best are "In the Bleak Midwinter",which is sung in a gentle nurturing style which symbolises this singer and can hardly be bettered and."Deck the Halls" is for me another oustanding performance with an enchanting melody.I would ask people not to judge the album on the first track which is an atmospheric,"The Wexford Carol" which follows is on firm footing and nothing jarrs.
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A brilliant Christmas album
This is an amazing christmas album great at nights for those drawn in evenings.
This is different to any other christmas sound ive heard. Read more
This is different to any other christmas sound ive heard. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Richard Lewis
Mellow Christmas music by a wonderful Irish singer
Singer-harpist Moya, also known as Maire, first came to prominence via Clannad, a group originally formed by four of her relatives. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Peter Durward Harris
buyers beware your in for a scare!!
This is so bad its scary.her voice is so average and she breathes on her records so heavely u cant hear it.This is so boring and average. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2005 by Greig irish
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