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A Real Irish Christmas

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Now, I do wonder a bit about whether or not these are all Christmas songs. Some of them sure sound like Irish drinking songs to me, and others like fairly traditional jigs. But it's all good music and clearly several are rather devout sounding songs of the season. The one that really, really touched me the deepest is the very beautiful seventh cut, "Seacht Sualci na Maighdine Muire" (The Seven Joys of Mary). So if you're looking for a CD without any white or even blue Christmases, without any chestnuts roasting over open fires, try this one.

I don't really know, but the Irish in my family and those I consider freinds generally don't listen to traditional tunes played by soloists one after another, after another, after another, ... One single pipe or fiddle can wear on , yet 3, 4 , and\or 5 players harpering out while ya all get a jigg'n and drink'n - thats the Irish Christmas I've come to know. This com"YULE"ation is full of too much reverence, too many slow and solemn songs when played solo. If this really is real, I am gald my forefathers left.~~~Merrily Mix~ 1$, 2#, 6#1\2, 10#, 13#, and 14# ~~~ Post Script: Take a pass\ the compiling and production staff started out ok, but went a mucky-muck when they changed to slurpies. Good cover art though.***see if the library has a copy***~~~YULEridGEMality Factor = 7 1\2