Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders - Best Loved Christmas Songs

Scotland's very own Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders provide us with a nice soundtrack for the festive season. The album contains most of the traditional Christmas songs all done with a Celtic vibe. Have a great Christmas...xx

1. Have a Merry Christmas                                                       
2. White Christmas                                                                       
3. Medley: The First Noel⁄Silent Night                                        
4. Medley: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer⁄Frosty the Snowman⁄Jingle Bells              
5. It's Sad to Be Lonely at Christmas                                            
6. Twelve Days Of Christmas                                                       
7. I'll Be Home For Christmas                                                                
8. Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas⁄The Holly and the Ivy⁄Away in a Manger        
9. Christmas in Killarney                                                         
10. Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful⁄Good King Wenceslas⁄Hark! The Herald Angels Sing   
11. Silver Bells                                                                                
12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 

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Barry O'Dowd & The Highlanders - Best Loved Christmas Songs

Eric Rigler - Traditional Celtic Christmas

Tis the season or so i have been told and will post accordingly. Eric Rigler's Traditional Celtic Christmas is a collection of eleven tracks that reflect the Celtic holiday experience. He mixes in the standard holiday selections "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with some Celtic-themed carols "Baloo Lammy", and the two mix quite well. Fans of Celtic music may want to check this out, as it definitely reflects a different side of Christmas.

  1. O Little Town of Bethlehem

  2. Angels We Have Heard on High

  3. Away in a Manger

  4. The First Noel

  5. I Saw Three Ships

  6. Silent Night

  7. Once in Royal David's City

  8. Angels from the Realms of Glory

  9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

  10. Baloo Lammy

  11. Auld Lang Syne

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Eric Rigler - Traditional Celtic Christmas

Various Artists - Celtic Myst The Christmas Collection

Happy Celtic Christmas To All.....xx

1 Maire Brennan Rose Of Bethlehem
2 Sinéad O'Connor Silent Night
3 Clannad A Dream In The Night (Theme From 'The Angel And The Soldier Boy')
4 Secret Garden Celebration
5 Sarah McLachlan Song For A Winter's Night
6 Blackmore's Night Wish You Were Here
7 Ronan Hardiman Heaven
8 New Ireland Orchestra Mary's Boychild
9 Chris de Burgh A Spaceman Came Travelling
10 David Arkenstone Angels In The Snow
11 ERA Avemano Orchestral
12 Moya Brennan* Bright Star
13 Brian Dunning No Sandman, No Santa
14 Celtica Christmas Pipes
15 Kelly Family David's Song (Who'll Come With Me)
16 Loreena McKennitt Snow
17 Mike Oldfield In Dulce Jubilo
18 Kate Winslet What If
19 Ronan Keating Feat. Maire Brennan Fairytale Of New York

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Various Artists - Celtic Myst The Christmas Collection

Captain Moonlight - Captain Moonlight

Captain Moonlight were a Melbourne [Australia] based group consisting of Martin Hanley, Anthony O'Neill, Noel Murphy, Joe Paolacci and Peter Dwyer.  As their 1982 album Captain Moonlight highlights they were obviously very competent musicians with a markedly eclectic output but with an emphasis on Celtic instrumentals. They also include Bernard Bolan's "Not many Fish in the Harbour Today"

1. Bonny Ship the Diamond (English traditional)
2. McFarlane's Lament (air)/ Earl's Chair, Banshee, and Faral Gara (reels)
3. Mines of Australia
4. Hag's Reel and Longford Collector (reels)
5. Not Many Fish in the Harbour Today" (Bernard Bolan)
6. Humours of Ballyloughlin (jig) - Black Creek (reel by Anthony O'Neill)
7. Maryborough Miner
8. Ril Gan Ainm, Devil's Dream, and De'il among the Tailors (reels)
9. Green Groves of Erin and Granny's Gravel Walks (reels)

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Captain Moonlight - Captain Moonlight