A Christmas Celebration (Celtic Woman album)
2006 studio album by Celtic Woman
A Christmas Celebration is the second studio album released by the group Celtic Woman .
Background
A Christmas Celebration was recorded in and released worldwide on 3 October 2006. The album, like the group's self-titled debut album , was produced and arranged by David Downes and features vocalists Chloë Agnew , Órla Fallon , Lisa Kelly , and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha , with violinist Máiréad Nesbitt .
In response to the reception earned for their following album, PBS concert special and DVD release A New Journey , a one-off live performance took place on 18 July 2007 at the Helix Theatre in Dublin , Ireland – the same location where the recording for the accompanying PBS concert special and DVD release for the group's debut album was held back in 2004. The concert began airing on PBS and was released on DVD in November 2007.[ 1]
Track listing
Note: All songs traditional, arranged by David Downes unless where noted.
Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 1. "O Holy Night " Chloë Agnew , Órla Fallon , Lisa Kelly , Máiréad Nesbitt , Méav Ní Mhaolchatha 4:25 2. "Away in a Manger " Fallon 2:31 3. "Ding Dong! Merrily on High " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 2:47 4. "White Christmas " Irving Berlin Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha 3:22 5. "Silent Night " Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 3:25 6. "Christmas Pipes" Brendan Graham Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 3:52 7. "The Christmas Song " Robert Wells , Mel Tormé Kelly 3:36 8. "Carol of the Bells " Nesbitt 2:19 9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " Ralph Blane , Hugh Martin Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 2:27 10. "Panis Angelicus " Agnew 3:56 11. "Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem) " Agnew, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 2:44 12. "O Come All Ye Faithful " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 3:51 13. "The Little Drummer Boy " Agnew, Fallon 3:47 14. "The Wexford Carol " Ní Mhaolchatha 3:04 15. "Let it Snow! " (Special bonus track) Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 2:31
DVD Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 1. "Carol of the Bells " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 2. "Silent Night " Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 3. "White Christmas " Irving Berlin Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha 4. "Away in a Manger " Fallon 5. "Ding Dong! Merrily on High " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 6. "The Little Drummer Boy " Agnew, Fallon 7. "The Christmas Song " Robert Wells , Mel Tormé Kelly 8. "In the Bleak Midwinter " Nesbitt 9. "The First Noël " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 10. "The Wexford Carol " Ní Mhaolchatha 11. "Christmas Pipes" Brendan Graham Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 12. "O Holy Night " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 13. "Panis Angelicus " Agnew 14. "Green the Whole Year 'Round" David Downes , Shay HealyKelly 15. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " Ralph Blane , Hugh Martin Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 16. "Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem) " Agnew, Fallon, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 17. "O Come All Ye Faithful " Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 18. "Let it Snow! " Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha
Personnel
Celtic Woman
Band
Aontas Choral Ensemble
Rosemary Collier – director
The Irish Film Orchestra
John Page – conductor
Alan Smale – concertmaster
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating The Music Box [ 2]
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