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The Very Best of Celtic Christmas
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828766422627
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
MPN: 64226
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Studio: RCA
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Editorial Review:
Ten years on, there are five volumes available in Windham Hill's hugely popular Celtic Christmas series and this collection gathers together more than 75 minutes of highlights from them. Special gems include the Irish band Altan's lovely and ethereal Soillse Na Nollag, the late Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham's King Holly, King Oak with its quote from one of the oldest lullaby carols of all, and Karan Casey's delectable vocals wending their way through On A Winter's Day. Galician piper/flautist Carlos Núñez' frisky Galician Carol adds a welcome touch of Iberian light and joy amid what sometimes feels like unremitting reflection and restraint. The songs and carols are heard primarily in acoustic settings, from which marshmallow-like synth lines extrude from time to time. For the most part, though, the musicians lean toward organic textures even when exploring more contemporary treatments, so the overall effect is modern yet homey, warm and peaceful. --Christina Roden
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good Celtic music
For the most part I liked this CD, but I almost wouldn't consider this a Holiday CD. The music was soothing & more like just regular Celtic music. It did have Altan & David Arkenstone on it, which is a major plus. I always like these artists.
Rating:  - Nice music
This is a nice CD, but it wasn't quite what I had expected. I'm a big fan of Celtic Woman and Enya so I thought I would enjoy this CD more than I do. It's a little different than the Celtic music I'm used to listening to. Many of the songs don't seem like holiday songs, so you could play this CD all year long and it wouldn't seem out of place.
Rating: - You can never go wrong with Windham Hill
I recently purchased this CD and I am listening to it as I write this.There are quite a bit of tracks from Celtic Christmas Three so to me this CD feels more like a reissue of that CD, so if you already own that CD you may want to reconsider this purchase.The CD as a whole is what I'd expect from Winham Hill and they always seem to deliver the same high quality music. Although this CD is labeled as a Christmas CD it can be played throughout the entire year, yes, there are a few standard Christmas ... Read More
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