An Irish Christmas

~ Release by Moya Brennan (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Carol of the Bells
recording of:
Carol of the Bells (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky
composer:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan) and Tim Jarvis (rock photographer)
arrangement of:
Carol of the Bells
4:56
2The Wexford Carol
recording of:
The Wexford Carol (arr. Moya Brennan)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan) and Tim Jarvis (rock photographer)
arrangement of:
The Wexford Carol
3:36
3Deck the Halls
recording of:
Deck the Halls (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cormac de Barra (Irish harpist and singer), Fionán de Barra (Irish musician and sound engineer) and Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
3:45
4Do You Hear / Don Oiche ud i mBeithil
recording of:
Do You Hear / Don oíche úd i mBeithil (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
Noël Regney
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
medley of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
medley of:
Don Oiche úd I mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem)
4:17
5God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Fionán de Barra (Irish musician and sound engineer), Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan) and Anthony Drennan
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
3:33
6Gabriel's Message
recording of:
Gabriel’s Message (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan) and Tim Jarvis (rock photographer)
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
3:18
7Joy to the World
recording of:
Joy to the World (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan) and Tim Jarvis (rock photographer)
3:24
8What Child Is This?
recording of:
What Child Is This? (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Fionán de Barra (Irish musician and sound engineer) and Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
4:34
9In the Bleak Midwinter
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Moya Brennan)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
arrangement of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
3:59
10Angels We Have Heard on High
4:02
11In Dulci Jubilo
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (arr. Moya Brennan)
arranger:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
arrangement of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
3:46
12Oíche Chúin (Silent Night)
recording of:
Oíche Chiúin (Moya Brennan’s Irish version of “Silent Night”)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
arranger and translator:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:38