An Irish Christmas

Irish Rovers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00006LHYX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,415 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #59 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Noels
  • #94 in Music > World Music > Europe > British Isles > Ireland

Track Listings

1. Bells Over Belfast

2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

3. Christmas Caroling

4. Silent Night

5. Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake

6. Angels We Have Heard on High

7. The Christmas Traveller

8. Away in a Manger

9. The Holly Bears the Crown

10. Christmas in Killarney

11. What Child Is This?

12. We Three Kings

13. Good King Wenceslas

14. All Through the Night

15. Down Among the Bushes of Jerusalem

16. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

17. It's Christmas Time Again

18. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: IRISH ROVERS
Title: CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Street Release Date: 10/15/2002
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Christmas CD, November 20, 2002

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This has quickly become one of my family's favorite Christmas albums because it is lively, upbeat, and melodious. The Rovers have a great beat and rollicking voices and they do a terrific job with both the fun songs and the traditional carols. I particularly like Bells Over Belfast for its hopeful message in the current depressing situation with the Peace Agreement but it is also nice to hear upbeat renditions of God Rest Ye Merry, Away In A Manger, We Three Kings, and Silent Night along with less-often-heard All Through The Night, The Christmas Traveller, and What Child Is This. And last, but not least, is Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake, which is a cute addition to the Christmas repertoire. All in all, this CD will leave you feeling good and full of Christmas spirit.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want a slice of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake, October 27, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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These men obviously had great fun recording this album - there are plenty of upbeat songs including Christmas in Killarney, Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake, Good King Wenceslas and Grandma got run over by a reindeer - but they also show that they are well capable of singing carols with the appropriate respect.

I particularly like Bells over Belfast, a song that one of them wrote themselves, showing that Christmas is a time of peace in that troubled city. Perhaps one day they will be able to sing Happy Xmas (war is over) and mean it, but that could be some years away so it's not included here.

The holly bears the crown is actually the traditional classic The holly and the ivy with a different tune but (I think) the same lyrics, and it works very well.

My favorite song here, however, is Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake, It sure sounds tasty !!!!

There are many other wonderful songs, some obscure, some famous, all with that distinctive Irish flavor.

This is a great, generally upbeat Christmas album which will work as background music, regardless of whatever else is happening, but if you give it dedicated attention, it has plenty to keep you interested.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Christmas album, January 6, 2007

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Debra Keais "Debbie Keais" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I love Christmas albums and this is one of my favorite albums. Songs included:

1. Bells Over Belfast - one one the best songs on the album. You'll find yourself humming it to yourself during the day.
2. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
2. Christmas Caroling
4. Silent Night
5. Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake - another one of my favorite songs on this album. Very funny song.
6. Angles We have Heard on High
7. The Christmas Traveller
8. Away in a Manger
9. The Holly Bears The Crown
10. Christmas in Killarnay - yet another one of my favorite songs
11. What Child is This?
12. We Three Kings
13. Good King Wencestas
14. All Through the Night
15. Down Among the Bushes of Jerusalem
16. Grandms Got Run Over by a Reindeer
17. It's Christmas Time Again
18. We Wish You a Merry Christmas