Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler

Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B000000NL7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,723 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Scottish Folk
  • #70 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Celtic Folk
  • #79 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Europe

Track Listings

1. When the Snow Melts

2. Solus (Light)

3. On a Cold Winter's Day/Christmas Eve

4. The Winter's End

5. Ciara

6. Nollaig Ma Mban (Women's Christmas, 6th January)

7. Third Carol for Christmas Day

8. Snow on High Ground

9. Galacian Carol

10. Soillse Na Nollag (The Lights of Christmas)

11. King Holly, King Oak

12. Snow

13. We Follow a Star

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Another satisfying collection of Celtic music, traditional and contemporary, that includes such modern-day folkies as Luka Bloom and, for the lack of a better term, New Age composer Loreena McKennitt. Fans who remember Planxty, the Bothy Band, Silly Wizard, and Capercaillie will embrace the performances here by individual members of those critically acclaimed and popular groups. Nightnoise singer Triona Ní Dhomhnaill, who was once described as one of the greatest voices of the century, sings a haunting piece called "Solus," while her brother and former Bothy Band fiddler Kevin Burke create an enchanting place on "On a Cold Winter's Day/Christmas Eve." In the end, Celtic Christmas really is all of a piece. Each work stands on its own, but taken together they form real feelings for the holiday that run from reverence to revelry and from joy to solitude. Moody and transcendent stuff. --Martin Keller

Product Description

No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: CELTIC CHRISTMAS
Title: CELTIC CHRISTMAS
Street Release Date: 09/12/1996
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winter Solstice With Gaelic Accent, September 20, 2000

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Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler (Audio CD)

It was probably inevitable, and certainly a good idea, that after having produced the Winter's Solstice series of holiday music CD's, Windham Hill would offer a series that, while similar in mood, is more specifically Celtic in nature. This CD is the first in that series and is most welcome. However, to label it exclusively Christmas music would appear to unfairly pigeonhole it, and circumscribe what should be a more universal appeal. It's just as enjoyable in July as in December.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing and peaceful, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler (Audio CD)

I like this Christmas album because it's not full of cheesy Christmas carols like Deck the Halls and Silent Night. It actually doesn't sound very Christmasy at all. It's soft, beautiful, haunting. I put the Luka Bloom song "Ciara" on repeat. I'd rather have this song stuck in my head than any other song I can think of. Very relaxing, peaceful music.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fogive me Amazon.com, August 24, 2000

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Perry Dror "Perry knows-what-he-wants-and-lik... (Asheville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler (Audio CD)

I found this CD in a shop off of Piazza Navona in Rome (hence I beg the forgiveness of Amazon.com) four or five years ago. It was then entitled "A Celtic Season". After hearing one or two cuts in the store, I knew that I had to have this in my collection.

I would be hard put to pick a favorite cut. I usually drift off into some deep inner space when I listen to this CD, and hardly notice when the tracks change. No I'm not unconscious. It is just that the playing order is so exquisitely well thought out.

If anyone is looking for an introductory CD to Celtic music, this is the one to choose. You will no doubt find yourself reading and rereading the liner notes as you seek out more works of these artists, as soloists or in their collaborations.