Merry Christmas #48

11/30/17 • 32 min

Spread the Christmas Cheer with Celtic Christmas music from The Gothard Sisters, The Malarkeys, The Harper and the Minstrel, Syr, Heather Dale, Marc Gunn, The Irish Rovers, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy. http://celticchristmaspodcast.com

Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast, helping you celebrate Christmas with Celtic musicians. The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you through the generosity of the Patrons of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Go to CelticMusicPodcast.com to become patron today!

I'm thrilled to be back with another episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. Last year, I released four awesome episodes of Celtic Christmas music. Unfortunately, these shows take up a lot of time. And this is a super busy time of year. So right now, I am only planning to release this one episode. Unless we hit another Milestone for the Patrons of the Podcast.

Our compilation A Celtic Christmas is now on sale on iTunes for just $4.99. This is an incredible deal. I hope you will buy a copy to support these incredible artists.

If you want some more Celtic Christmas music, I have a few playlists on Spotify. My latest is Christmas Drinking Songs. But I have several Christmas playlists over there that are Celtic-based. Except for Fun Christmas Songs for Kids and Families which features bother popular Christmas songs mixed with a bunch of Celtic Christmas songs.

If you have any suggestions for songs that should be added to those playlists, email me.

If you want more Celtic Christmas music, make sure your check out our compilations and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I will have a new show out for you right before Christmas. Go to CelticChristmasMusic.net for details

This Week’s Celtic Christmas Music

0:49 "The Happy Elf" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

5:05 "We're All Home for Christmas" by The Malarkeys from Bloody Brilliant

8:35 "A Christmas Wish" by The Harper and the Minstrel

11:50 "The Winter King" by Syr from The Winter King

16:44 CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS

17:32 "The Stable" by Heather Dale from Spark

22:06 "Let's Have a Celtic Christmas" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

14:12 "What Child Is This" by The Irish Rovers from An Irish Christmas

27:55 "Angels We Have Heard on High" by Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas

If you enjoyed this show, please LIKE and SHARE this episode. Then subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine, the official newsletter of the Celtic Christmas Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is free to subscribe, and you'll get an inside look into the latest Celtic podcast news. Sign up today, and you can download 34 Celtic MP3s for FREE! You'll also learn how you can get our compilation, A Celtic Christmas, for just $4.99 on iTunes. Remember to support the artists in this show. Buy their music and swag. Then visit the websites by following the links in the shownotes at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Spread the holiday cheer. Nollaig Shona Daoibh!

Our compilation A Celtic Christmas is now on sale on iTunes for just $4.99. This is an incredible deal. I hope you will buy a copy to support these incredible artists.

If you have any suggestions for songs that should be added to those playlists, email me.

This Week’s Celtic Christmas Music

0:49 "The Happy Elf" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

5:05 "We're All Home for Christmas" by The Malarkeys from Bloody Brilliant

8:35 "A Christmas Wish" by The Harper and the Minstrel

11:50 "The Winter King" by Syr from The Winter King

16:44 CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS

17:32 "The Stable" by Heather Dale from Spark

22:06 "Let's Have a Celtic Christmas" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

14:12 "What Child Is This" by The Irish Rovers from An Irish Christmas

27:55 "Angels We Have Heard on High" by Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas

Previous Episode

Twelve Days of Celtic Christmas #47

It's less than a week away from your Celtic Christmas. Enjoy Christmas music from Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Heather Dale, The Gothard Sisters, The Irish Rovers, Mark O'Connor, Sheri O'Meara, Locklin Road, Legacy with Jim Flanagan, Julia Lane, Catriona O'Leary

Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast, helping you celebrate Christmas with Celtic musicians. The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you through the generosity of the Patrons of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast on our Celtic Christmas Music website.

This Week’s Celtic Christmas Music

0:19 "Twelve Days of Christmas" by Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas

4:16 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" by Heather Dale from Spark

7:36 "Christmas Flower" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

11:41 "Christmas at The Ale House" by The Irish Rovers from Merry Merry Time Of Year

15:03 "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" by Mark O'Connor from Appalachian Christmas

17:04 "What Child Is This?" by Sheri O'Meara of Locklin Road from Christmas Light

20:55 "Holly Bears a Berry" by Legacy With Jim Flanagan from An Irish Christmas: Songs and Music of West Cork

23:13 "Jesus Rest Your Head" by Julia Lane from Angels We Have Heard On High

26:08 "This Is Our Christmas Day" by Catriona O'Leary from The Wexford Carols

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Spread the holiday cheer. Like and Share this podcast. Tell your friends to visit CelticChristmasMusic.net. Merry Christmas!

Next Episode

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen #49

Spread the Christmas Cheer with Celtic Christmas music from The Selkie Girls, Kilted Kings, Sarah Marie Mullen, North Texas Irish School of Music, The Gothard Sisters, A Shamrock in Kudzu, David Pedrick, Susan Toman, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Eira, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse, Carolina Ceili , Heather Dale, Cherish the Ladies, Marc Gunn, Jennifer Licko.

Check out our new Celtic Christmas Shop!

THIS WEEK IN CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC

0:02 "Good King Wenceslas" by The Selkie Girls from Winter Lore: Songs of Celtic Christmas

5:12 "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" by Kilted Kings from Single

8:38 "Riu Riu Chiu" by Sarah Marie Mullen from In the Moon of Wintertime

10:52 "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" by Irish School of Music from Winter Air

13:39 "French Carol" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

16:06 "Hush My Babe" by A Shamrock in Kudzu from Kudzu for Christmas

18:38 "Hunting the Wren" by Heather Dale from A Celtic Christmas and The Green Knight

20:36 "Gower Wassail" by David Pedrick from Wintertide EP

23:58 "Nouvelle Agreable" by Susan Toman from Angels on High

28:06 CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS

28:58 "Star Song" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Fine Winter's Night

32:55 "Greensleeves/Road to Kodai Kanal/Kesh" by Eira from Glen Tidings

36:07 "The Coventry Carol" by Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse from Nollaig Chridheil/Songs of the Christmas Season

38:13 "Christmas Day Ida Moarnin'/Jeanette Isabella" by Carolina Ceili from Holiday Hooley

41:16 "Two Cornish Carols" by Heather Dale from Spark

44:53 "Hark! The Herald Angel's Sing/Joe Madden's Hornpipe" by Cherish the Ladies from Christmas in Ireland

49:36 "Christmas in the Shire" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

54:35 "The Holly and The Ivy" by Jennifer Licko from The Lights of Christmas

Promote Celtic culture through music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh!

CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS

Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast, helping you celebrate Christmas with Celtic musicians. I'm happy to share this bonus episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. I was only planning one episode this year, in December. But this show is brought to you through the generosity of the Patrons of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We hit milestone on Patreon. And now you will get TWO episodes of this podcast.

I also decided to turn this normally 30 minute show into an hour-long special focusing on the music. That means I'm gonna talk less, and share more music. So let's get started...

First, I want to let you know that you can buy our Celtic Christmas compilation album on iTunes for just $4.99 or buy it on CD Baby. This a great way for you to support this podcast if you're not already a Patron of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.

And if that's not good enough, you will find Celtic Heartstrings in our store. These are necklaces and Christmas ornaments made from the broken strings of my heart... I mean autoharp. You'll find several designs in my store at MageRecords.com. Follow the link in the shownotes.

Finally, if you want even more Celtic Christmas music, I have a playlist. You can listen to Celtic Christmas music on Spotify. And I would love to hear your song recommendations.