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- Date Released: October 5, 2004
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Celtic/British Isles
- Label: KOCH Records
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Internationally lauded contemporary Celtic vocal ensemble Anuna, best known stateside as the original Riverdance choir, lend their ghostly voices to the holiday genre with the Christmas-themed Winter Songs. The choir, led by sibling directors Michael and John McGlynn, downplay the "sing-songy" aspects of classic carols like "Away in a Manger" and "Silent Night," filling them instead with complex harmonies that recall Bacharach and the Beach Boys. That's not to say that they ignore the season's emotional weight -- ancient Irish hymns like the gorgeous "Codhlaim Go Suan" are steeped in modal simplicity -- but there is a definite 1960s Robert Shaw Chorale feel to the more recognizable selections that gives Winter Songs an easy listening, new age feel without the keyboards softness. Fans of Enya, Loreena McKennitt and most notably Clannad, the act in which Anuna seems most reverent to, will find this unique collection a soothing addition to a night of quiet, fire-lit reverie. [Winter Songs was re-released unchanged in 2004 as Christmas Songs on Koch Records].
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| 01. |  |
Away In A Manger |
2:57 |
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| 02. | |
The Wexford Carol |
3:09 |
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| 03. | |
The First Day |
3:28 |
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| 04. | |
Riu Riu |
2:12 |
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| 05. | |
Silent Night |
4:20 |
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| 06. | |
The Coventry Carol |
3:35 |
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| 07. | |
Codhlaim Go Suan |
3:23 |
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| 08. | |
Christmas Day Is Come |
2:13 |
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| 09. | |
Winter, Fire And Snow |
3:17 |
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| 10. | |
Pie Jesu |
2:38 |
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| 11. | |
Hymn To The Virgin |
4:13 |
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| 12. | |
O Holy NIght |
3:43 |
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| 13. | |
There Is No Ros |
3:29 |
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13 Total Tracks, 42:37 Total Length
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Credits
- Paul Byrne - Group Member // Aingeala DeBurca - Violin // Dennis Kelly - Harp // Brian Masterson - Producer // Brian Masterson - Engineer // Anne-Marie O'Farrell - Irish Harp // Anúna - Main Performer // Richard Boyle - Group Member // Sara Clancy - Group Member // David Clarke - Group Member // Monica Donlon - Soloist // Monica Donlon - Group Member // Martin Kelly - Group Member // Stephen Kenny - Group Member // John McGlynn - Guitar // John McGlynn - Design // John McGlynn - Photography // John McGlynn - Assistant Director // Katie McMahon - Group Member // Michael McGlynn - Arranger // Michael McGlynn - Director // Michael McGlynn - Producer // Michael McGlynn - Tin Whistle // Michael McGlynn - Soloist // John Sullivan Dwight - Translation // Miriam Blennerhassett - Group Member // Cathal Clinch - Group Member // Méav - Group Member // Eunan McDonald - Group Member // Kim Lynch - Soloist // Kim Lynch - Group Member // Kieran Lynch - Assistant // Tony Davoren - Group Member // Tara O Beirne - Group Member // Briana Jordan - Group Member // Lucy Champion - Soloist // Lucy Champion - Group Member // Kira Deegan - Group Member // Róisín Dempsey - Group Member // Joanna Fagan - Soloist // Joanna Fagan - Group Member // Julie Feeney - Group Member // Barry Finn - Group Member // Edel Harrington - Group Member // Lynn Hilary - Soloist // Lynn Hilary - Group Member // Emer Lang - Group Member // Jeffrey Ledwidge - Group Member // Jacqui Mahon - Group Member // Simon Morgan - Group Member // Maeve Morris - Group Member // Sarah O'Kennedy - Soloist // Sarah O'Kennedy - Group Member // Róisín O'Reilly - Group Member // Mark O'Sullivan - Group Member // Ciarán Brady - Group Member // Orfhlaith Campbell - Group Member // Ian Curran - Group Member // Stephen Fennelly - Group Member // Julia Hember - Photography // Nichola Horn - Group Member // Máire Lang - Group Member // Paul Maher - Percussion // Aimée Masterson - Assistant // Thérèse McCartin - Group Member // Karen McDonnell - Group Member // Andrew McGlynn - Photography // Sinead McGoldrick - Group Member // Alice McKeown - Group Member // Brian Merriman - Group Member // Jeremy Morgan - Group Member // Aisling Muldowney - Group Member // Eoin Mulvaney - Group Member // Niamh O'Brien - Group Member // Derek O'Gorman - Group Member // Tríona Ó Healaí - Group Member // Cathal Ó Madagáin - Group Member // Grace O Regan - Group Member // Brendán ÓMadagain - Reconstruction // Garrath Patterson - Group Member // Audrey Phelan - Group Member // Clodagh Reid - Group Member // Kevin Sheedy - Group Member
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