An Irish Christmas

An Irish Christmas is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan. According to Moya, the idea for the album first came to her some time ago: "I've been involved in number of other people's Christmas projects in recent years," explains Moya, "but I wanted to capture a truly Celtic Christmas feeling." "It's always important to bring the meaning of Christmas to the fore. It is the essence of what I believe in and the album offers both celebration and reflection on that familiar theme."

Track listing

 * 1) "Carol of the Bells"
 * 2) "The Wexford Carol"
 * 3) "Deck the Halls"
 * 4) "Do You Hear (What I Hear)" / "Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil"
 * 5) "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
 * 6) "Gabriel's Message
 * 7) "Joy to the World
 * 8) "I Still Believe" †
 * 9) "In the Bleak Midwinter"
 * 10) "Love Came Down at Christmas" †
 * 11) "In Dulci Jubilo"
 * 12) "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)"
 * † Replaced on U.S. release with "What Child Is This?" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" respectively.

In 2013, An Irish Christmas was re-issued and re-packaged with two new tracks: "Dia Do Bheatha", "We Three Kings", a reworking of "Codail A Leanbh" and "What Child Is This" which previously appeared only on the US edition of the album.

Promotional singles

 * 1) "Carol of the Bells"

Band

 * Moya Brennan – vocals, harp, keyboards
 * Paul Byrne – drums, bodhran, timpani, tubular bells, percussion
 * Fionan De Barra – guitars, bouzouki, keyboards, vocals
 * Cormac De Barra – harp, vocals
 * Éamonn Galldubh – Uilleann pipes, whistles, flute
 * Yoshinobi Izumi – electric bass
 * Sam Jackson – piano, keyboards
 * Sinéad Madden – fiddle, vocals
 * Frances Mitchell – keyboards

Additional musicians

 * Máire Breatnach – viola, fiddle
 * Anthony Drennan – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
 * Úna Ní Chanainn – cello
 * Tim Jarvis – keyboards
 * Aisling and Paul Jarvis – vocals on "Oíche Chiúin"

Release details

 * Ireland and UK: 18 November 2005