The Magic of Christmas (Celtic Woman album)

Celtic Woman: The Magic of Christmas, or simply The Magic of Christmas, is the thirteenth studio album, and eighth Christmas-themed, released by the group Celtic Woman.

The Magic of Christmas features the same four performers from the group's previous studio album, Ancient Land; lead vocalists Mairéad Carlin (in her final appearance on a Celtic Woman album), Éabha McMahon (in her final appearance as a member of Celtic Woman), Megan Walsh, and instrumentalist Tara McNeill. It is also the group's first original Christmas-themed studio album since 2012's Home for Christmas.

Track listing

Personnel

Per the liner notes:<br />

Featured performers

• Mairéad Carlin – vocals
• Éabha McMahon – vocals
• Tara McNeill – fiddle
• Megan Walsh – vocals

Musicians

• Gavin Murphy – piano, celesta
• Kieran Leonard – drums, bodhrán, percussion
• Darragh Murphy – uilleann pipes, whistle
• Bill Shanley – guitar
• John Hunt – bagpipes

FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague

• Adam Klemens – conductor

Kühn Mixed Choir

• Lenka Navrátilová – choir arranger

Production

• Gavin Murphy – producer, arrangements, orchestrations
• Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – vocal director
• Michael Manning – recording engineer
• Chris O'Brien – mixing engineer
• Graham Murphy – mixing
• Andrew Walter – mastering engineer
• Vitel Kral – engineer
• Michal Hradiský – assistant recording engineer

Charts

References