A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00005PJBV
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,991 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

2. Gloomy Winter

3. Christ Child's Lullaby

4. Sou Gan

5. Oiche Mhaith Leibh/Good Night to You

6. The Wexford Lullaby

7. Draoícht Na Hoíche [The Magic of the Night]

8. Cradle Song

9. Spered Hollvedel

10. Misteriou Joaius

11. Leanbh Ghil Mhilis [Bright Sweet Child]

12. A Midwinter Waltz

13. I Saw a Maiden

14. The Ditchling Carol

15. Personent Hodie/Cantus

16. O Na Kaerra Burzud

17. Silent Night

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Christmas Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 9-OCT-2001

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Christmas Yuletide Traditional Folk & Contemporary Celtic", October 17, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (Audio CD)

Celtic music encompasses the folk music of Ireland and Scotland, featuring string instruments, fiddles and pipes...performed by some of today's recording artists known and unknown to many of us, but one thing is for sure...this album of beautiful Christmas songs and carols from the past hundred years, will be played around the Holiday Season with heartfelt joy.

Tracks include ~ "GLOOMY WINTER" (Bonnie Rideout), "WEXFORD LULLABY" (John Renbourn with Mairead Ni Dhomhnaill and the Voice Squad), "CRADLE SONG" (Maddy Prior), "A MIDWINTER WALTZ" (Boys of the Lough), "PERSONENT HODIE/CANTUS" (Connie Dover), and if the closing track of "SILENT NIGHT" (Aine Minogue), doesn't bring a tear to your eye, then you've missed the entire meaning of CHRISTMASTIDE!

Total Time: 67:07 on 17 Tracks ~ WGBH/Rounder 116-617-042-2 ~ (2001)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it over and over again, June 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (Audio CD)

This is by far one of my favorite Christmas CDs, one of my favorite Celtic CDs, one of my favorite CDs period. I can listen to it for hours while driving through the farmlands in the US. It has a dreamy quality and my daughter day dreams out the window on our long cross country jaunts. If you enjoy the music in Rob Roy, Braveheart, or Lord of the Rings, you'll enjoy this. My favorite selections are #3 Christ's Child Lullaby, #4 Sou Gan, #9 Spered Hollvedel, and #12 A Midwinter Waltz.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas CD set apart from the rest, December 29, 2002

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C. Stevens "Cathy Knits" (Bainbridge, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD because of some of the musicians listed on the CD and after listening to some of the excerpts. This is one CD that I have repeatedly listened to this Christmas season. Not only can it be listened to during the holiday season, but throughout the year. Much of the music is not the traditional Christmas music and has an earthy, folk sound to it. Every time I have played this with company here, someone has wanted a copy of it!! If you are looking for Christmas music that doesn't have the commercial sound to it, this is the CD for you!!