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| Celtic Woman: A Celtic Christmas | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, new-age, adult contemporary, classical | |||
| Language | English, Irish, Latin | |||
| Label | Manhattan | |||
| Producer | David Downes | |||
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Celtic Woman: A Celtic Family Christmas is a collaborative album by the group Celtic Woman and The High Kings, released on October 14, 2008. [1]
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble conceived and created by David Kavanagh, Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show Riverdance. In 2004, Downes recruited five Irish female musicians who had not previously performed together: vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, and shaped them into the first lineup of the group that he named "Celtic Woman", a specialty group. Downes chose a repertoire that ranged from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs.
The High Kings are an Irish folk group formed in Dublin in 2008. The band consists of Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden and George Murphy. By June 2016, the group had released four studio albums, two live albums, and two live DVDs. Their first three studio albums appeared at number three or higher on the Billboard world music chart, the first two went platinum in Ireland, and all of their albums charted in Ireland.
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Performers in A Celtic Family Christmas are vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Órla Fallon, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt. [1] It is the second Christmas-themed album to be released by the group, with all newly recorded songs. This album's version of "Carol of the Bells" features the main vocalists, unlike the original release in Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration, where only Máiréad Nesbitt performed. The DVD release of A Christmas Celebration shows the only recorded performances of the songs in this album, except for the last three tracks.
Chloë Alexandra Adele Emily Agnew is an Irish singer and songwriter who is an original former member of the Celtic music group Celtic Woman, as well as its youngest member. She comes from Knocklyon, County Dublin where she lived with her mother Adele "Twink" King and younger sister, Naomi. She sings in English, Irish, Latin, Italian, and German. Agnew has a soprano vocal range.
Lisa Anne Kelly is a singer of both classical and Celtic music. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group Celtic Woman.
Órlagh Fallon, professionally known as Órla Fallon, is an Irish singer, songwriter and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna.
