Celtic Harp for Christmas

Track Listings
 
1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
2. I Wonder as I Wonder
3. Silent Night
4. Friendly Beasts/Away in a Manger
5. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
6. Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella/I Saw Three Ships
7. Huron Carol
8. Good King Wenceslas
9. What Child Is This?
10. Frankincense
11. Vos Dona Verge Santa Maria
12. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

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Celtic Harp for Christmas

Celtic Harp for Christmas
Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wolcum Yule
  • lovely and unusual Yule album
  • Goose Flesh!
 Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King
John Tavener , Richard Rodney Bennett , Peter Maxwell Davies , Geoffrey Burgon , Henry VIII , Benjamin Britten , Anonymous 4 , and Andrew Lawrence-King
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AZKK4
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Awake, And Join The Cheerful Choir
  2. Good People All
  3. The Seven Rejoices Of Mary
  4. The Lamb
  5. A Scots Lilt
  6. Balulalow
  7. Balulalow
  8. The Holly And The Ivy
  9. The Reel Of Tullochgorum
  10. I Saw Three Ships
  11. A Calendar Of Kings
  12. Air: La Fuar Geimhreadh
  13. An Teicheadh Go Heigipt
  14. A God, And Yet A Man?
  15. Grene Growith The Holy
  16. Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau
  17. The Cherry Tree Carol
  18. Can Wassel
  19. A New Year Carol

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This offbeat disc of seasonal songs and carols by the Anonymous 4 will delight their fans and please everyone else. The 19 selections include traditional folk melodies and texts, some of which date back to the Middle Ages, interspersed with fitting selections by contemporary composers including John Taverner, Benjamin Britten, and Peter Maxwell Davies, whose ethereal a cappella A Calender of Kings gets its first recording. Andrew Lawrence-King, playing Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with his accustomed finesse, is a major reason for the disc's success, accompanying most of the vocals and contributing three lovely solos. The disc is crammed with highlight tracks, like the lilting Cornish Wassail song and the Irish Good people all, and haunting numbers like "Flight into Egypt," sung in Gaelic, and "Behold, here is the best morning," sung in Welsh. Excellent sonics and Harmonia Mundi's typically fine production values also help make this a Christmas disc that will give joy in July. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Wolcum Yule.......2006-01-17

The recording is fine . . . it just didn't appeal to me personally

5 out of 5 stars lovely and unusual Yule album.......2004-01-06

Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin Britten, and a piece commissioned for the group from Peter Davies. Andrew Lawrence-King accompanies on Irish harp, Baroque harp and psaltery. There is a short essay on the traditions and legacy of the concept of Yule, a Cetic midwinter celebration, and this and the informative liner notes are given in English, French and German, accompanied by Celtic drawings.

The songs are pure, simple and very beautiful -- a welcome addition to your holiday listening.

5 out of 5 stars Goose Flesh!.......2003-12-09

This is a remarkable quartet, singing with purity and style, from the haunting to the merry, medieval chant to modern settings of Celtic religious texts. Where there are arrangements, they are lovely and the instrumental pieces are simple and beautiful. This is the first time I have heard this group of women, and I am enchanted. It's a cappella at its very best: look to your laurels, King's Singers and Chanticleer, here come the ladies!
Celtic Christmas Harp
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lovely addition to collection
 Celtic Christmas Harp
Patricia Spero
Manufacturer: New World Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004VTB3
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

  1. Mary's Lullaby
  2. Christ Is Born A Child On Earth
  3. Gabriel's Message
  4. Christmas Eve Jig
  5. My Dancing Day
  6. Pastourelle From The Christmas Concerto
  7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  8. Jesus, Joy Of Mans Desiring
  9. Away In A Manger
  10. Ding Dong Merrily On High
  11. There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
  12. Silent Night
  13. Joy To The World
  14. Cradle Song
  15. Stars Of Ice
  16. Wake Now Ye Sheperds

Album Description

Light some candles, stoke a glowing fire in the hearth, and play Celtic Christmas Harp to celebrate the season in a relaxed, tranquil mood. With a gentle intimacy, Patricia Spero and friends perform these Christmas compositions, many of which are specially arranged for harp, flute and cello.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lovely addition to collection.......2007-01-12

I love holiday music and feel it has a comforting
and important presence as a seasonal ritual. This
is lovely with selections new to me, and of course,
the harp is always a calming pleasure. I recommend
this as a soothing balance to the sometime strident
holiday fare, and is interesting and varied musically.
To Drive the Cold Winter Away
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    		To Drive the Cold Winter Away

    Manufacturer: Flying Frog Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000CAEMZC
    Release Date: 2004-01-01
    Angelic Noel
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      		Angelic Noel
      Cynthia Lynn Douglass
      Manufacturer: Celestial Sounds
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000IIUY
      Release Date: 1995-09-16

      Tracks:

      1. Around the Tree
      2. Holly and the Ivy
      3. Garton Mother's Lullaby/Christ Child's Lullaby
      4. Silent Night
      5. Away in the Manger
      6. I Saw Three Ships
      7. We Three Kings
      8. The First Noel
      9. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
      10. What Child is This?
      11. Lo, How a Rose is Blooming
      12. Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
      13. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
      14. Carol of the Bells
      15. Jesus Christ Our Lord/Quel Beau Parfum
      16. O Come, All Ye Faithful

      Product Description

      Christmas favorites for solo Celtic harp. Serene and uplifting, this music will set the sacred tone and remind you of the reason for the season of Christmas.
      Thys Endrys Nyght
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        		Thys Endrys Nyght

        Manufacturer: Kathryn Mannyng
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000CA9IB0
        Release Date: 1996-01-01
        Christmas Dreams for the Celtic Harp
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          		Christmas Dreams for the Celtic Harp

          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000BWQ7NG

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          Harp, flute, bells & glockenspiel played by Susan Scott.
          Celtic Harp for Christmas
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            		Celtic Harp for Christmas
            Lori Pappajohn
            Manufacturer: Sleigh Bells
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000K5P5H8

            Product Description

            With flute and cello. Songs include: GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN/I WONDER AS I WANDER/SILENT NIGHT/FRIENDLY BEASTS & AWAY IN A MANGER/WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT/BRING A TORCH, JEANNETTE, ISABELLA I SAW THREE SHIPS/HURON CAROL/GOOD KING WENCESLAS/WHAT CHILD IS THIS?/FRANKINCENSE/A VOS DONA VERGE SANTA MARIA/O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
            Celtic Christmas: Traditional Airs for Harp & Flute
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              		Celtic Christmas: Traditional Airs for Harp & Flute
              The Boys of the Isle
              Manufacturer: Fine Tune
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00000DGL2
              Release Date: 1998-10-13

              Tracks:

              1. Silent Night
              2. The First Noel-English Traditional Carol
              3. Ding Dong Merrily On High
              4. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
              5. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day-A Carol
              6. How Far Is It To Bethlehem?
              7. Lulajze Jezuniu
              8. In Dulci Jubilo
              9. Andante
              10. Quem Pastores Laudavere-14th Cent. Carol
              11. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
              12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
              13. Greensleeves
              14. Away In A Manger
              15. Only In A Manger Bed
              16. Lo, How A Rose Ere Blooming
              17. Personent Melodie-13th Cent. Carol
              Yule: Christmas Music for Celtic Harp Guitar & Lute
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                		Yule: Christmas Music for Celtic Harp Guitar & Lute
                Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton
                Manufacturer: Oak Leaf
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B00000DDEW
                Release Date: 1995-11-07

                Tracks:

                1. Merrily On High
                2. In Dulci Jubilo
                3. The Castle Keep/Masters In This Hall
                4. El Noy De La Mare
                5. The Gower Wassail
                6. Once In Royal David's City
                7. Canarios
                8. We Three Kings
                9. The Hunt's Up
                10. Lo, How A Rose Is Blooming
                11. People Look East
                12. Drive The Cold Winter Away
                13. Villancico De Navidad
                14. The Wexford Carol
                15. Herrick's Carol
                16. Here We Come A-Wassailing
                17. Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabella
                18. Green Grow'th The Holly
                19. Blessed Be That Maid Marie
                The Beasts of Bethlehem
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                  		The Beasts of Bethlehem

                  Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

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                  ASIN: B00005RL6W
                  Release Date: 2001-09-17

                  Tracks:

                  1. -20. The Beasts of Bethlehem
                  2. Walker in Two Worlds
                  3. The Human Carol
                  4. The Carol of the Birds
                  5. The Oxen
                  6. Carol from "The Wind in the Willows"
                  7. Processional
                  8. Personent Hodic
                  9. Orientis Partibus
                  10. The Friendly Beasts

                  Album Description

                  "I have loved X.J. Kennedy's cycle of poems, 'The Beasts of Bethlehem,' since I first heard him read some of them years ago. They are a new element in the rich traditions associating animals with the Christmas story. The presence of animals at the Nativity adds a special note of tenderness and reminds us of the unity of all Creation and of the sacredness of all Nature." Carol Wood, the artist.

                  X.J. Kennedy, one of America's finest poets, is also known for his children's books, among them, The Beasts of Bethlehem. He has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the University of the South. Kennedy and his wife Dorothy have collaborated on several books and jointly received an award from the National Council of Teachers of English for excellence in children's poetry.

                  Carol Wood has spent much of her career bringing together the related worlds of poetry and the harp. She is a professor of Medieval Literature at McNeese University and has published, lectured, and performed widely on both the concert and the Celtic harp. Her previous recording, The Chaucer Songbook (Eroica Classical Recordings), is a collection of songs drawn from Chaucer's works.

                  Carol Wood plays Celtic harp on all tracks except "The Carol of the Birds," on which she plays pedal harp. All music composed or arranged by Carol Wood.

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