Christmas In A Celtic Land - Golden Bough

Advantages: Beautiful and atmospheric
Disadvantages: Too short and not for everybody

...harps and strings providing us with a familiar melody that is one of the most beautiful things you'll hear. Clarinets, strings, choirs, this song has it all. A truly beautiful track that can easily stand up to be the best track of the album. Every time it builds up, it quietens down again, purely teasing you. No list of adjectives can describe the beauty of this track. - 10/10 10 - Mary Black - Leaving The Land - I'm not fully sure why this track is here. To my ears, it's more country than celtic. Piano, strings and guitar make up the instruments, while Mary Black's singing is nice, but has a country and western style to it. Not a bad song on a country album, out of place on this one. - 6/10 11 - Ronan Hardiman - Lord Of The Dance - Another great track and my favourite of the album. Strings quietly fade in before a pipe supplies... Read review

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Advantages: a classic scile of celtic rock
Disadvantages: may sound dated to some

...So whose heard of a Celtic progressive folk rock concept album? Surely I made that up? You all know that I have a fairly odd taste in music but the aforementioned category must be a figment of my imagination. Hardcore country jazz or ambient classical death metal is probably more believable. But I kid you not, whilst the later two are the products of my alcohol addled imagination, the former neatly sums up a band called Horslips and their 1976 album "The Book of Invasions." Seen by many as a return to their earlier sound, like their second album, "The Tain," it is based on stories that come from Irish mythology. The original Book of Invasions is a semi-mythical record of the subsequent races that controlled ancient Ireland. The album is subtitled "A Celtic Symphony" and that neatly sums up the nature of the album. It is a concept album... Read review

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Advantages: Reminds you of christmas as a child and helps recreate a family christmas atmosphere
Disadvantages: Absoultely none

...I bough this CD a few years ago now for my daughter and must admit it is a really festive CD. The songs are all ones that you will recongnise and love and so will your children over the years. To me Christmas is all about children and the songs odnthis CD bring that home to you. It's true christmas Carols and not these hyped up pop versions. We play this every christmas now and it is one of the highlights for my daughter. She knows christmas is just aroung the corner when we start playing the CD and she even knows the words to some of the songs. Guaranteed to get you in the spirit of things and will be the best thing you could spen your money on this year. CD's are vailable from £3-£5 from e-bay etc. The following songs are on the CD which you will most definately recongise with a few of them some of your favourites I... Read review

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