An Irish Christmas

An Irish Christmas
Studio album by
Moya Brennan
Released2005
Recorded2005
GenreChristmas music, Christian, Irish traditional
Length49:22
LabelFierce, Beo, Sparrow
ProducerFionán De Barra, Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan chronology
Óró - A Live Session
(2005) 		An Irish Christmas
(2005) 		Signature
(2006)
Alternative cover
Singles from An Irish Christmas
  1. "Carol of the Bells"
    Released: 2005

An Irish Christmas is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan.[1] 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]

Track listing

  1. "Carol of the Bells"
  2. "The Wexford Carol"
  3. "Deck the Halls"
  4. "Do You Hear (What I Hear)" / "Don Oíche 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 U.S. release with "What Child Is This?" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" respectively.

In 2013, An Irish Christmas was re-issued and re-packaged with two new tracks: "Dia Do Bheatha", "We Three Kings", a reworking of "Codail A Leanbh" and "What Child Is This" which previously appeared only on the US edition of the album.

Promotional singles

  1. "Carol of the Bells"

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Release details

  • Ireland and UK: 18 November 2005

References

  1. ^ An Irish Christmas - Moya Brennan | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 24 March 2023