Our Review
Emma Doyle's Celtic Christmas is the sort of soothing music that can be played to help wind down after a hard day at the office. The record doesn't try to make its point by screaming Christmas. Instead, Doyle's harp, often accompanied by Reg Keating and Phillip O'Reilly on synthesizer, sets a light, airy holiday mood best enjoyed with candlelight and incense.
Most of these arrangements are quite suitable for a Christmas mix. I particularly enjoyed the somewhat ethereal Christmas Time is Here Again. Doyle also performs a beautiful rendition of Ave Maria. The accompaniment, though it remains somewhat in the background, offers a hint of panflute, playing the role of the chorus on this all-instrumental CD.
A tasteful, understated holiday treat that won't disappoint.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2000)
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Emma Doyle
Celtic Christmas
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Label: Owl
Length: 39 minutes
Genre: Celtic
Release: 1999
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Intro) |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem|Connemara Cradle SOng |
| Joy to the World |
| Come all ye Faithful |
| Good King Wenceslas |
| Christmas Time is Here Again |
| Angels We have Heard on High |
| O Holy Night |
| The Wexford Carol |
| Silent Night |
| In the Bleak Mid Winter |
| While Shepherds Watch their flock by Night |
| All Through the Night |
| Ave Maria |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas |