The Best of Christmas

~ Release by Celtic Woman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ding Dong Merrily on High
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Máiréad Nesbitt
2:48
2Carol of the Bells
vocals:
Máiréad Nesbitt
2:20
3Joy to the World
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
3:30
4We Three Kings
3:38
5Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Máiréad Nesbitt
2:28
6O Holy Night
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Máiréad Nesbitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Celtic Woman Ltd.
cover recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
4:26
7White Christmas
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
3:22
8Santa Claus is Coming to Town
4:16
9I'll Be Home for Christmas
4:13
10Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (in 2016)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
4:13
11The Christmas Song
vocals:
Lisa Kelly
3:36
12Let It Snow
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Máiréad Nesbitt
2:31
13Once in Royal David's City
cover recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
4:09
14Away in a Manger
vocals:
Órla Fallon
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
2:31
15Winter Wonderland
2:53
16Walking in the Air
cover recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
3:30
17O Come All Ye Faithful
vocals:
Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Máiréad Nesbitt
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
3:51
18The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Chloë Agnew and Órla Fallon
3:47
19We Wish You a Merry Christmas
3:40
20Auld Lang Syne
cover recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
3:30