A Celtic Christmas: Peace on Earth

Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill Series), A Windham Hill Collection

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B00000JYAG
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,944 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Number five in Windham Hill's Celtic Christmas series, this may be the best of the lot with evocative compositions and arrangements that don't slip into seasonal sentimentality, better known as schmaltz. Produced by Micheal O'Domhnaill, the guitarist and founder of Nightnoise, the disc centers on members of that band. Nightnoise gives a Celtic chamber music feel to the traditional Irish carol, "The Flight into Egypt," while also offering up the serene original, "No Room at the Inn." Nightnoise singer Triona Ni Dhomhnaill duets with her sister Maighread on the quavering harmonies of "Barbara Allen," while Micheal O'Domhnaill joins fiddler Paddy Glackin on "The Green Fields of Amerikay." William Coulter and Benjamin Verdery provide dual acoustic guitar filigree on "Flow Gently Sweet Afton" and Nightnoise flutist Brian Dunning joins Jeff Johnson on "Down the Chimney." There's something about that Celtic lilt, the sound of low whistles, cranky uilleann pipes, and Turlough O'Carolan tunes that instantly conjure up the warmth, quiet, and mysticism of Christmas. And it's all on A Celtic Christmas: Peace on Earth. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The writer below must be suffering from dementia..., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This is a really first rate collection deserving of respect and attention. It's very evocative of both the Christmas season and Celtic music itself. The world is full of cranks who insist on being unhappy and making the rest of the world miserable. This disc is a wonderful antidote to the cynicism of the writer below.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, August 11, 2000

By	Kevin Chappell "bag piper" (Jonesboro, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I popped this one in my CD player at work last Christmas. All my co-workers wanted to know what it was. A very moving collection of Celtic tunes, and definitely not your typical Christmas CD, as some tunes are not "Christmassy". I think it's good for listnening year round.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the most beautiful albums you can listen to, June 17, 2000

By	Manny Hernandez "Author of Ning For Dummies" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This beautiful compilation by Widham, gave me two things I will always cherish:

1) It allowed me to know the music of Nightnoise (featured a couple of times in the album). 2) It gave me such a peaceful music for my times of stress, that I know I can have the best time through anything with this music in the background. People in my office ask me about it all the time.

You will want to be sitting in front of a fireplace, having a sip of agood wine, and tasting some fondue the minute you start listening to it.

Guaranteed!