Celtic Christmas Music

Light a candle in the window. We're repodcasting a Celtic Christmas episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It's Celtic Christmas Music #94
Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson
2026 FUNDRAISER FOR CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Fund the Celtic Christmas Season The 2026 Celtic Christmas season is here, and it runs on listeners like you. Help us reach our $2,000 goal. Give a gift, get a gift, or become a patron for as little as $1 a month. celticchristmasmusic.net/donate
If you would like to donate go to CelticChristmasMusic.net/donate

WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Hello, and happy November.
Now, some folks say the holiday season doesn't begin until after Thanksgiving. And some folks start the very moment the calendar turns to November. I'll let you decide which kind of person you are. But I'll say this: if you're listening to Celtic Christmas music on the first of November, you are exactly my kind of person.
Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Music. I'm Marc Gunn, the Celtfather.
Today I'm opening the vault again. This is a treasured show from my weekly Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, first shared back in 2024. It's called "Light a Candle in the Window," and it's a full, glorious hour of independent Celtic Christmas music.
You'll hear Cherish the Ladies, Ashley Davis, Irish Christmas in America, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson, and so many more. There's even a little song of my own in the mix. Candles in the window, carols by the fire, and the warmth of the season settling in.
Our season fundraiser is just getting started, and I'll tell you exactly where we stand right after the music. For now, pour something warm, settle in, and enjoy "Light a Candle in the Window."
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Light a candle in the window and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #690. Subscribe now!
Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson
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VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025
This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now!
You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks.
THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
1:20 - Cherish the Ladies "Deck the Halls / John Cliffords # 1 / Jingle Bells" from Cherish the Ladies Ultimate Christmas Mix
4:21 - WELCOME
6:05 - Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling "Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day / The Sussex Carol" from The Pear Tree
7:48 - Ashley Davis "Song for a Winter's Night" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II
11:45 - Jen Midkiff (she/her) "Christ Child Lullaby - - The Wexford Carol" from single
17:00 - Seán Heely "Trinquez, Trinquez" from So Merry as We Have Been
20:36 - Marc Gunn "Light a Candle in the Window" from Marc Gunn's Patreon
23:29 - FEEDBACK
25:35 - Joseph Carmichael "Snowdrift" from single
30:06 - Dublin Gulch "Christmas In Carrick" from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas (Double Album)
32:34 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Away in A Manger/Baloo Lammy" from Carol of the Child
35:44 - Irish Christmas in America "The Wexford Carol" from A Long Way From Home
39:25 - Jesse Ferguson "The Holly and the Ivy" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas
41:13 - THANKS
43:42 - Plunk Murray "Hanukah Oh Hanukah" from Christmas in the Pub
46:35 - Brad Tuck "A Song for Christmastime" from Songs for Christmastime
50:02 - Band O'Brothers "Christmas Time Again" from On Christmas Day
52:43 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Huge on the Luge" from One Celtic Christmas
55:16 - Matt McGinn "To the New Year" from Behind Every Door
59:44 - CLOSING
1:00:42 - Cedar Dobson "Silent Night" from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style
1:04:28 - CREDITS
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.
Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.
Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change?  Let me know what you're doing. Start a discussion with someone today.
Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.
Wasn't that a beautiful way to start November?
Every artist you just heard is an independent musician, making Celtic Christmas music that no major label would ever pay for. This music lives in very few places in this world, and this little show is one of them.
Which brings me to why I'm asking for your help today.
We're in the final days of our opening fundraiser. Our goal is two thousand dollars, and right now we're at $267. Every milestone we hit brings another brand-new episode to the season, more of the music you love, all the way through to Christmas.
That last push is up to you.
Becoming a patron is the best way to help, and it starts at just one dollar a month. Here's something that still amazes me: a ten-dollar-a-month pledge adds a hundred and twenty dollars to the season. Just seventeen generous patrons at that level would fund the whole thing. You could be one of the seventeen. And every patron gets each episode early and ad-free.
Prefer to give once? A one-time gift is just as welcome, and it comes with a thank-you gift, a magnet, a CD, or the whole Celtic bundle.
Head to celticchristmasmusic.net/donate. Give a gift, get a gift, and help us cross that finish line.
To everyone who has already given, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are the reason this music keeps playing. Nollaig shona daoibh. Merry Christmas. And the moment we hit that goal, I'll be back with something brand new.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh!
#celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

We're repodcasting a Celtic Christmas episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. +It's Celtic Christmas Music #93
The Gothard Sisters, Brad Tuck, The Chivalrous Crickets, The McDades, Mad Maudlin, Brendan Monaghan, The Langer's Ball, The Sternwheelers, Scythian, Corey Purcell, Drumspyder, Crossed Cannons, Clare Cunningham, Alisa Marie, Bart Zeal, Plunk Murray, Ashley Davis, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Enda Reilly
2026 FUNDRAISER FOR CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
The next podcast launches on October 25. I dug into the archives of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast as part of a 2026 Fundraiser. The show is trying to raise $2000 to cover all of the expenses of putting on the show.
If you would like to donate go to CelticChristmasMusic.net/donate
0:02 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Greetings, and welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. I'm Marc Gunn, the Celtfather, and I am so glad you're here.
The season is just beginning, and I wanted to open it with something special. What you're about to hear is a fantastic Christmas show that was originally released on our companion Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It first aired back in 2023 on my weekly show. And it is a full hour and more of gorgeous, joyful, independent Celtic Christmas music.
You'll hear the Gothard Sisters, Scythian, the McDades, Brendan Monaghan, Ashley Davis, and so many more. Songs by the fireside, carols with a Celtic heart, and a few surprises along the way.
Now, before we dive in, let me be honest with you about something.
This show runs on your support. Brand new episodes are coming in November and December, and making them takes real resources. An engineer to mix every track. An artist for the show art. Hosting, promotion, and the hours it takes to pull it all together.
So right now, we are running our season fundraiser. And becoming a patron is the single best way to keep this music coming. It starts at just one dollar a month. For a single dollar, you get every new episode early, before anyone else, and ad-free versions of them all. And you become part of the reason this season happens.
If this show has ever brought you a little joy, this is your moment to be part of it. Just go to patreon.com/celticchristmas
Alright. Pour something warm, settle in, and enjoy Celtic Christmas 2023.
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Nollaig shona daoibh! Enjoy Irish & Celtic Christmas music for 2023 on show #640.
GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX
The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free.
VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2023
This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2023 episode.  Vote Now!
You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
1:49 - The Gothard Sisters "Here We Come A Caroling" from A Celtic Christmas
5:04 - WELCOME
6:56 - Brad Tuck "The Christmas Ornament" from Songs for Christmastime
10:37 - The Chivalrous Crickets "Carol Set  -  Sussex Carol / Bring a Torch Isabella / In dulci jubilo / Ding Dong Merrily on High" from A Chivalrous Christmas
16:07 - The McDades "Dreaming on a Yuletide Night" from A Winter Collection
18:34 - Mad Maudlin "The Snowy Path" from Empty Chairs
22:15 - Brendan Monaghan "The Snow Fell Down" from Lovers Always Win
25:55 - FEEDBACK
27:30 - The Langer's Ball "Christmas in Carrick" from Single  -  2023
30:02 - The Sternwheelers "No Room For A Christmas Tree" from Fairytale of New York
34:18 - Scythian "I Saw Three Ships" from Christmas Out at Sea
37:28 - Corey Purcell "Arthur McBride" from Undaunted
43:28 - Drumspyder "Winter Nights" from Sunne and Mona
47:33 - Crossed Cannons "I'm Stuck in the Chimney" from A Pirate Christmas Story
50:21 - Clare Cunningham "Feel Good Christmas" from Feel Good Christmas
53:45 - THANKS
56:04 - Alisa Marie "O'Carolan's Cup" from Winter Harp (by the fireside)
58:10 - Bart Zeal "Yule" from December Celebrations
1:00:48 - Plunk Murray "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Christmas in the Pub
1:04:57 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "A Winter's Dance" from A Winter's Dance
1:09:35 - Ashley Davis (feat. Colin Farrell) "The Snows of Marrakesh" from Songs of the Celtic
Winter II
1:13:08 - Enda Reilly "Tá An Nollaig Linn" from Christmas is With Us (Tá An Nollaig Linn)
1:15:58 - CLOSING
1:18:48 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Jingle Bells" from One Celtic Christmas
1:22:09 - CREDITS
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.
Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.
Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.
Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.
WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST
* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn.
This podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.
You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website atcelticmusicpodcast.com.
If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. Just complete the permission form at 4celts.com.
Do you want to enjoy more Celtic Christmas Music? We have a companion podcast that only runs during the last couple o'months of the year. It's called Celtic Christmas Music. There are over 70 episodes in the feed by some of the best independent Celtic bands with Christmas music. Patrons of that podcast also enjoy music - only episodes. That's a lovely way to enjoy Christmas music during the holiday.
You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you're there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic
THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!
You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week.
Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week.
As a patron, you get music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, and you get a private feed to listen to the show.  All that for as little as $1 per episode.
A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Go to our Patreon page.
Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $26. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month.
Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music.
You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com.
TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS
Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion athttp://celticinvasion.com/
#celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast
Wasn't that a joy? Every artist you just heard is an independent musician, making Celtic Christmas music that no big record label would ever pay for. Music that, honestly, lives in very few places in this world. This show is one of them.
And here is why I'm asking for your help today. Starting right now, we are kicking off our season fundraiser. Let me be straight with you about what we're doing and why.
Our goal is two thousand dollars. That number funds the entire season. The brand new episodes coming in November and December. The engineer who mixes them. The artist who makes them beautiful. The hosting that carries them to your ears. All of it.
But here is the real reason. This music only survives if people like you decide it is worth keeping. These independent artists need listeners who show up for them. This show needs you. Not as a customer, but as a partner. When you become a patron, you are not buying something. You are keeping something alive.
And you get something lovely in return. Every episode early, before anyone else. Ad-free versions of them all. It starts at just one dollar a month. Give a little more, five or ten, and there are album downloads and behind-the-scenes extras waiting. Prefer to give once? A single gift works beautifully too. You'll find a link on how to give in the shownotes.
Two thousand dollars. One season. Help me get there. Go to patreon.com/celticchristmas .  And everything lives at celticchristmaspodcast.com
To everyone already on board, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are the reason this music plays.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh!
#celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

What if Christmas had no lyrics? Just fiddles, whistles, pipes, and dulcimers dancing through your speakers? That's episode 92. And it is spectacular.
It's Celtic Christmas Music #92
The Fire, The Rogues, The Jig is Up!, Cedar Dobson, The Lilies of the Midwest, Ashley MacIsaac, Maggie Sansone, Irish Christmas in America, Gaelynn Lea

0:07 - The Fire "The Jingle Bells Suite" from The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas
4:12 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. We want to bring a little magic and joy into your holiday season.
If you hear music you love, please support the artists. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes as well as how to support this podcast at CelticChristmasPodcast.com
Here's a fun bit of Celtic Christmas history for you. In Ireland and Scotland, the Christmas season has always been as much about music as it is about food and family. Long before recorded sound, communities gathered in homes for what the Irish called a ceili and the Scots called a ceilidh. These weren't formal concerts. They were impromptu house parties. A fiddle came out. A whistle joined in. A bodhrán kept time. People danced, told stories, and played tune after tune deep into the night. The music was instrumental, informal, and joyful.
In Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, that tradition carried on through the Scottish diaspora. Christmas gatherings there still often feature fiddle players trading tunes by the fireplace. Episode 92 is a love letter to that tradition. No lyrics required. Just the music doing what it's always done. Bringing people together.
5:34 - The Rogues "Hellbound Sleigh" from Hellbound Sleigh
10:08 -  The Jig is Up! "The Four Kings" from A Penny for the Wren
14:27 - Cedar Dobson "We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Trepak (The Nutcracker) / Jingle Bells / Auld Lang Syne" from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style
18:46 - THANK YOU FOR SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER!
There's something truly special about music that needs no words. Celtic Christmas Music episode 92 is proof of that. Every fiddle run, every pipe melody, every whistle phrase says something words can't. Thank you for listening. You make this show worth making.
And a massive thank you to the Patrons who keep Celtic Christmas Music alive year after year. You are the reason this podcast exists. If you want to support the show and help us bring even more incredible Celtic music to the world. Here's your three-step plan:
Go to patreon.com/celticchristmas
Choose your pledge: $12, $8, $25, or $100 a month, for as long as you'd like to support the show
Keep listening to Celtic Christmas Music and know that you are the reason this magic exists
20:03 - The Lilies of the Midwest "Siobhan's Snowy Wedding" from Cats' Ceili
23:53 - Ashley MacIsaac "Fiddle Medley: March of the Cameron Men / The Glencoe March / Laddie With the Paddle Strathspey / Jenny Dang the Weaver Reel / Irish Reel" from A Cape Breton Christmas
33:16 - Maggie Sansone "Here We Come A-Wassailing / Bottom of the Punch Bowl" from A Scottish Christmas
36:48 -  Irish Christmas in America "Mazurkas - Christmas in Spiddal, Twelve to a Bar" from A Long Way From Home
39:44 - CLOSING
40:24 - Gaelynn Lea "Wexford Carol / O Christmas Tree" from Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn
42:49 - CREDITS
Celtic Christmas Music was produced by Marc Gunn and our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.
Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.
Here's something to think about this holiday season. Every time you buy a locally made product, support a small business, or choose a clean energy provider, you are casting a vote. Not at a ballot box. With your wallet. Big corporations spend billions buying political influence because they know consumer power works. Prove them right. Choose solar. Choose local. Choose companies that put people and the planet before profit. Your spending decisions shape the world more than you think. This Christmas, be intentional about where your money goes. Make it count. Find clean energy options in your area and switch today.
Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh!
#celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

You don't have to wait for December. Jump into Celtic Christmas this spring with Olivia Bradley, Dublin Gulch, Ashley Davis, and seven more artists who make the season last all year.
It's Celtic Christmas Music #91
Olivia Bradley, Aisling Drost Byrne, Brendan McCarthy & Conal O'Kane, The Gothard Sisters, The Chivalrous Crickets, Terry McDade & The McDades, Willowgreen, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Keltricity, Ashley Davis feat. John Doyle, Dublin Gulch

0:06 - Olivia Bradley "Oíche Chiúin" from Christmastime
4:52 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. We want to bring a little magic and joy into your holiday season. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes as well as how to support this podcast at CelticChristmasPodcast.com
5:41 - Aisling Drost Byrne, Brendan McCarthy & Conal O'Kane "Snow on the Tracks / Miss Ramsay's" from JUMP OUT OF IT
11:14 - The Gothard Sisters "God, Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Falling Snow
15:14 - The Chivalrous Crickets "Or nous dites, Marie / Joseph est bien marié" from A Chivalrous Christmas
19:32 - Terry McDade & The McDades "Snow Snow" from Winter Rose
24:19 - THANK YOU FOR SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER!
You know, I could write a thousand episodes of this show, and I'm working on it,  but none of it would happen without you. Every time you hit play, share the podcast with a friend, or leave a kind review somewhere on the internet, you're keeping Celtic Christmas music alive for one more person who needed it this season. That matters more than you know.
And to our Patrons… you magnificent, generous, frost-proof human beings. Thank you. You are the reason this show keeps going. You cover the production costs, the graphic design, the editing, and you allow me to buy the music, all of it. You make it possible for me to sit down every week and build something beautiful for Celtic music lovers everywhere.
If you'd like to join them, here's your three-step plan:
Go to patreon.com/celticchristmas
Choose your pledge L $3, $8, $25, or $100 a month, for as long as you'd like to support the show
Keep listening to Celtic Christmas Music and know that you are the reason this magic exists
Nollaig Shona Daoibh, and thank you, from the bottom of my Celtic-music-loving heart.
25:53 - Willowgreen "Cold Is the Morning" from Winter
28:12 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "The Cutty Wren" from A Winter's Dance
30:48 - Keltricity "The Frost Is All Over" from A Celtic Christmas
33:53 - Ashley Davis (feat. John Doyle) "Song of Midnight" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II
38:07 - CLOSING
38:59 - Dublin Gulch "Christmas In Carrick" from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas
41:29 - CREDITS
Celtic Christmas Music was produced by Marc Gunn and our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.
Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.
Billionaires and corporations that profit from fossil fuels have spent decades buying political influence to protect that profit. They're good at it. But they cannot buy your wallet.
Every dollar you spend on clean energy is a vote no politician can override. Choose clean energy. The power to change this is already in your hands.
Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh!
#celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

This is the final episode of Celtic Christmas Music for the year. One last gathering of songs, stories, and voices that remind us why this music matters… and why it's worth holding onto.
Irish Christmas in America, The Shamrocks, Abbots Cross, Ashley Davis, The Irish Rovers, Jim O'Connor, Marc Gunn, Rathkeltair, Reilly, Celtic Women, Sean Griffin, Kathleen MacInnes, Ritchie Remo, The Fire, The Gothard Sisters, Jesse Ferguson
It's Celtic Christmas Music #90

0:13 - Irish Christmas in America "Planxty James Connolly" from A Long Way From Home
3:21 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. We want to bring a little magic and joy into your holiday season. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes as well as how to support this podcast at CelticChristmasPodcast.com
3:57 - The Shamrocks "Christmas in Belfast" from Single
7:13 - Abbots Cross "South Winds / Silver and Gold" from Christmas Visions
9:24 - Ashley Davis "Sailing Back to You" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II
13:58 - The Irish Rovers "Christ The King" from Merry Merry Time Of Year
18:13 - STORY BY JIM O'CONNOR
18:51 - Jim O'Connor of Boston Blackthorrne "Christmas in Pittsburgh 1943" from Live Single
also on A Celtic Christmas compilation
27:07 - SUPPORT INDEPENENT MUSICIANS
Before we dive back into the music, I want to take a moment to talk to you.
If you love this music, if it makes your heart lift, please remember that it exists because real people make it. Bands. Songwriters. Musicians who pour years of their lives into learning their craft, writing songs, rehearsing, touring, recording, and sharing something meaningful with the world.
Most of the Celtic musicians you hear on this podcast aren't getting rich. Not even close. Streaming pays pennies. Radio exposure doesn't pay the rent. For many artists, the only reason they can keep making and releasing music is because listeners like you choose to support them directly.
That support matters more than you might realize. Buy an album. Grab a pin or a shirt. Back a Kickstarter. Become a patron. Show up to a show. Even shar ea song with a friend. Those small acts of generosity add up. They are often the difference between an artist making another album… or quietly fading away.
So if there's a band you love on this podcast, support them. If there's a song that moved you, support the people who made it. Supporting small and indie music isn't charity, it's how this music survives, grows, and keeps finding its way into our lives.
Thank you for being part of that. Now… let's get back to the music.
28:56 - Marc Gunn "Let's Have a Celtic Christmas" from Celtic Christmas Greetings
31:04 - Rathkeltair "In The Bleak Mid Winter" from Something Good for Christmas
34:07 - Reilly "Bells Over Boston" from Kick Ass Celtic Christmas
38:22 - Celtic Women, Sean Griffin "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Nollaig – A Christmas Journey
40:46 - THANK YOU FOR SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER!
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for sharing this show.
And thank you for helping spread a little Celtic Christmas cheer into the world.
Yes, podcast ads help keep the lights on. But you…the listener…are what keep this podcast alive. Your support on Patreon funds the heart of this show. The audio engineering. The artwork. The promotion. And most importantly, the ability to keep sharing incredible Celtic Christmas music with you, throughout the holiday season.
When you become a patron, you're not just supporting a podcast. You're supporting a community that believes this music matters. You get ad - free episodes, a private podcast feed, and the simple, powerful knowledge that you're helping this show continue to celebrate Celtic culture through Christmas music.
And it starts at just three dollars a month.
HERE IS YOUR THREE - STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Go to our Patreon page.
Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $3, $8, $25 or become and underwriter for the podcast for $100 per month for as long as you want to support the show
Keep listening to Celtic Christmas Music to celebrate Celtic culture through Christmas music.
You can become a generous Christmas Patron at patreon.com/celticchristmas .
42:26 - Kathleen MacInnes "Santa Take Me Home" from Single
45:22 - Ritchie Remo "Christmas Time Again" from Home For Christmas
48:46 - The Fire "The Christmas Carol Suite" from The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas
52:45 - The Gothard Sisters "O Come O Come Emmanuel" from A Celtic Christmas
56:32 - CLOSING
57:52 - Jesse Ferguson "Silent Night" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas
1:01:11 - CREDITS
Celtic Christmas Music was produced by Marc Gunn and our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.
Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.
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