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A Christmas Celebration | 
 enlarge | Artist: Celtic Woman
Label: Manhattan Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  185 reviews
Sales Rank: 48
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 094637012420
UPC: 094637012420
EAN: 0094637012420
ASIN: B000I2ISF4
Release Date: October 3, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | O Holy Night | | • | Away in a Manger | | • | Ding Dong Merrily on High | | • | White Christmas - Celtic Woman, Berlin | | • | Silent Night | | • | Christmas Pipes - Celtic Woman, Graham, B | | • | The Christmas Song - Celtic Woman, Torme, Mel | | • | Carol of the Bells | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Celtic Woman, Blane | | • | Panis Angelicus | | • | Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem) | | • | O Come All Ye Faithful | | • | The Little Drummer Boy - Celtic Woman, Davis | | • | The Wexford Carol - Celtic Woman, Davis | | • | Let It Snow! - Celtic Woman, Styne |
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Track: 10: Panis Angelicus,Track: 11: Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithail That Night In Bethehem,Track: 12: O Comes All Ye Faithful,Track: 13: The Little Drummer Boy,Track: 14: The Wexford Carol,Track: 15: Let It Snow Bonus Tracks,Track: 1: O Holy Night,Track: 2: Away In A Manger,Track: 3: Ding Dong Merrily On Hight,Track: 4: White Christmas,Track: 5: Silent Night,Track: 6: Christmas Pipes,Track: 7: The Christmas Song,Track: 8: Carol Of The Bells,Track: 9: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Media Type: CD
Artist: CELTIC WOMAN
Title: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Street Release Date: 10/03/2006
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL
Amazon.com
One of the more impressive things about A Christmas Celebration is its glowing immediacy. The record's rich vocals and colorful instrumentals create a concert-like setting, reprising the season's most loved hymns, carols, and pop standards, along with a Gaelic version of "That Night in Bethlehem." Unexpected numbers such as "Christmas Pipes" and "Carol of the Bells" (here led by the spirited fiddling of Mariread Nesbitt) only enhance an already engaging disc that finely weaves between the piety of classical music and the playfulness of pop. Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, and Meav Ni Mhaolchatha combine their Celtic voices against orchestral arrangements and sparser settings--spiked with the traditional Irish fare of uilleann pipes, harp, and ancient choral harmony--to deliver an assortment of reverent but lively arrangements that wouldn't be out of place at a church, concert hall, or good Irish celli. --Martin Keller
Amazon.com
Irish producer/arranger David Downes, the creative mastermind behind Celtic Woman's chart breakthrough and burgeoning international success, here conjures up an inviting holiday showcase for his neo-superstar crossover quartet. He pushes the group's crowd-pleasing formula into more expansive arrangements with the Irish Film Orchestra, supplemented by a strong core of featured instrumentalists, including Downes himself. If the ethnic folk influences that gave the group its name are sometimes less pronounced, the result is a collection whose dignified, pop elegance often transcends national boundaries. The vocal performances are expectedly polished, with the quintet breaking off into smaller units and solo showcases such as Lisa Kelly's Broadway-lullaby take on "The Christmas Song," a neo-classical "Panis Angelicus" by Chloe Agnew, and the muscular orchestral/choral setting for Mariead Nesbitt's earthy fiddle on "Carol of the Bells." The quintet (backed only by Nesbitt's spare strings) harmonize richly on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and bring their trademark neo-Celtic charms more fully to bear on intimate translations of "Silent Night" and "The Wexford Carol" as well as a glorious take on the Gaelic traditional "That Night in Bethlehem." Perhaps to remind fans of their true range, the swinging, big-band bonus track "Let It Snow" closes the collection with upbeat flair. --Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 180 more reviews...
 Nice CD December 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is 48 minutes and 56 seconds long. It is a nice, but not great CD. I would of preferred more Celtic Christmas songs or if they sang some of the songs in Gaelic. I just thought is needed more of a Celtic twist.
 Wonderful Christmas CD November 23, 2008
I have to tell you the first time I listened to this CD, it was like angels were singing. It brought tears to my eyes. I've always loved O Holy Night and theirs is a beautiful rendition of it. There are tracks that I find myself skipping over at times but all in all it's a gorgeous Christmas CD.
Wow wow chubbzy November 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Christmas!!! and I love Christmas albums!! Don't argue with me on that one. If you do, you are staring a roundhouse kick in your face. Do you want that with the holidays approaching? I didn't think so, so back off. What's that? Did you just roll your eyes at me? Oh, it's on now at a level you don't understand. The barrage is coming!!
I like this CD a lot. These women are really good singers. I love christmas music!! Are you arguing with me again? That's it, roundhouse!!
I really like the version of little drummer boy on this album. That and "do you hear what I hear are my favorite christmas songs" You know what I hear? I hear you poppin off again!! The people's elbow is warming up in the garage and you are about to get a piece of it.
This CD is really good.
 Offensive, as usual! November 8, 2008
2 out of 26 found this review helpful
Has there been an album by Celtic Woman that hasn't offended me? No. But I've always bit my lip and shrugged it off. But this album really pushed me over the edge. I heard it at my cousin Bike's Christmas party last year- I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Are they deaf?, I thought to myself. I guess no one was paying attention to the lyrics- this album is filled with filthy innuendo! I am offended and disgusted! And they call this a CHRISTMAS ALBUM? I guess Christmas has changed... sigh.
very pleased with CD November 1, 2008
great music to listen too, i love all the Celtic woman CD , very enjoyable and relaxing to listen too,
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