Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000E332Z
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

2. The Distressed Soldier/Angels We Have Heard on High

3. The Wexford Carol

4. Shepherds Arise

5. Babe of Bethlehem

6. Horn Dance

7. Three Kings

8. The Little Drummer Boy

9. Noelenn Brehed

10. Ding Dong Merrily on High

11. The Boar's Head

12. Christmas Capers

13. My Dancing Day

14. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

15. O Holy Night/Cill Chais

16. Pa Voe Ganet (When He Was Born)

17. The Twelfth Day Carol

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Christmas Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-NOV-2003

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A different take on Christmas -- lovely stuff!, November 21, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (Audio CD)

This is the second set of Celtic and British holiday music compiled by American public radio show host Brian O'Donovan, host of "A Celtic Sojourn," on Boston's WGBH.
This disc is somewhat earthier than the first (which I found a bit sugary and cloying...) yet again includes selections from Maddy Prior and the Watersons, as well as Cherish The Ladies, Robbie O'Connell, Boys Of The Lough and others... The first volume in this series didn't do much for me, but this is a pretty classy holiday offering, with some truly lovely harmonies, gorgeous melodies and odd, interesting, sometimes challenging versions of old songs and holiday carols that we know and love. Recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rejoicing, January 3, 2007

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

I LOVE this Christmas cd (and I don't love very many). I feel as though I've been transported to a rustic hearthside in a different time and place. Has an authentic feel - often ethereal and sometimes just a little gritty too. No glitz or pop pretensions. I'll listen all year long, I'm sure. (I also love its cousin, "Celtic Sojourn".)