Celtic Christmas Podcast

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 "

This episode blends whistle melodies, pub Christmas cheer, timeless carols, and two storytellers bringing the season to life. Pour a warm drink and dive in. Cedar Dobson, Kinnfolk, Celtic Woman, Plunk Murray, The Gothard Sisters, Jesse Ferguson, Stonecircle, The Irish Rovers, Bonnie Rideout, Al Petteway, Cherish the Ladies It's Celtic Christmas Music #89 0:06- Cedar Dobson "Up on the Housetop/Sleigh Ride/Christmas Eve" from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style 3:23 - 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 4:12 - Kinnfolk "A Wintertime Feast" from A Wintertime Feast 8:58 - Celtic Woman "Auld Lang Syne" from The Magic Of Christmas 13:33 - Pl

Looking for the perfect soundtrack for your winter rituals? Today we've got sweeping carols, ancient wassails, Cape Breton fire, and a whole sleigh-full of Celtic Christmas magic. Plus, later in the show, I'll tell you where you can hear Celtic Christmas music live—and pick up some exclusive holiday goodies at Nerdy Wonderland. Let's start the celebration." Olivia Bradley, The Fire, West of Eden, Willowgreen, Ken O'Malley, Seán Heely, Ashley MacIsaac, Scythian, Gaelynn Lea, Jesse Ferguson, Abbots Cross, Band O'Brothers, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Ashley Davis It's Celtic Christmas Music #88 0:24 - Olivia Bradley "Oíche Chiúin" from Christmastime 5:09 - WELCOME TO THE 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

The Christmas season begins with timeless carols and new Celtic magic! From the soft glow of "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" to the playful sparkle of "Jingle Bells", this episode brings together fiddles, harps, and voices from across the Celtic world. The Gothard Sisters, Cynthia Shelhart, We Banjo 3, Kiana June Weber, Ruth Smith, The Chivalrous Crickets, The Fire, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Dublin Gulch, Stephanie Claussen, Liz Madden, Cedar Dobson, Screaming Orphans, Keltricity, Brad Tuck, Marc Gunn It's Celtic Christmas Music #87 0:09 - The Gothard Sisters "French Carol" from Falling Snow 2:38 - WELCOME TO THE 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 this holiday season. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes as well as how to support this podcast at CelticChristmasPodcast.

From the timeless Cherry - Tree Carol to the shimmering Silver Lights of winter, Celtic musicians bring their heart and heritage to the season. Discover new holiday favorites and old traditions wrapped in music… on Celtic Christmas Music #86 WELCOME TO THE 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. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 0:14 - The Fire "The Cherry - Tree Carol" from The Fire's Very Scottish Christmas 4:11 - WELCOME 4:48 - Cynthia Shelhart "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen/When Christ Was Born (Tra Va Ruggit Creest)" from That Night In Bethlehem 7:25 - Sheri O'meara, Locklin Road "Ring That Bell" from Christmas Light 11:03 - Ashley D

Imagine snow falling on a highland glen, where fiddles join the winter wind and harps weave the magic of the season. That’s what you’ll hear this week—on the Celtic Christmas Music #85 Cedar Dobson, Band O'Brothers, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Dublin Gulch, Mary-Kate Spring Lee, We Banjo 3, The Fire, Ashley Davis 0:11 - 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 4:30 - WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. We want to bring a little magic and joy into your holiday season. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 5:23 - Band O'Brothers "Andre

Some of this music might work just great for your St Patrick's Day celebrations. It’s Celtic Christmas Music #84 Keltricity, Jesse Ferguson, Seán Heely, Screaming Orphans, Irish Christmas in America, Scythian, Mary-Kate Spring Lee, Dublin Gulch, Alisa Marie, Peat in the Creel 0:06 - Keltricity "On A Cold Winter's Day - Christmas Eve" from A Celtic Christmas 3:27 - WELCOME TO THE 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. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 4:36 - Jesse Ferguson "The Holly and the Ivy" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas 6:24 - Seán Heely "Apples in Winter / The Frost Is All Over / Christmas Eve" from So Merry as We Have Been 10:

Celtic Christmas music is all year long. It’s Celtic Christmas Music #83 0:06 - Cedar Dobson "Wexford Carol" from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style 5:19 - 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. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 6:06 - Seán Heely "Christmas in the Hebrides" from So Merry as We Have Been 11:08 - Dublin Gulch "I Remember Christmas Eve" from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas (Double Album) 16:23 - NEW FORMAT 16:51 - The McDades "Guillo, Pran ton Tamborin" from A Winter Collection 19:44 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Jingle Bells" from One Celtic Christmas 23:01 - THANK YOU FOR SPREADING

We're wrapping up the holiday season with one final episode of Celtic Christmas Music #82 0:09 - 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 4:27 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. We want to bring a little magic and joy into your holiday season. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 - Jen Midkiff (she/her) "Patapan -- Noel Nouvelet" from single 7:32 - Jesse Ferguson "Good King Wenceslas" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas 9:58 - Seán Heely "Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) / Ge Do Theid Mi Do M' Leabaidh" from So Merry as We Have Been

Raise your sustainable Celtic Christmas tree while listening to Celtic Christmas Music #81. Joseph Carmichael, Seán Heely, The Barra MacNeils, Cedar Dobson, The McDades, Irish Christmas in America, Brobdingnagian Bards, Screaming Orphans, Mary-Kate Spring Lee, Cherish the Ladies WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I am Celtic musician and host of Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer all year long. That’s right. I am planning bonus episodes in the off-season to keep you in the Christmas spirit throughout 2025. 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 THIS WEEK IN CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC 0:06 - Joseph Carmichael “Snowdrift” from Single 4:36 - WELCOME 5:17 - Seán Heely "Medieval Carols in the Great Hall” from So Merry as We Have Been 9:40 - The Barra MacNeils "O Holy Night” from The Christmas Album 14:23 -

Anne Roos introduces this week of Celtic Christmas Music #80. Julia Lane, Sarah Marie Mullen, Golden Bough, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Banshee in the Kitchen, Terry McDade, The McDades, Adam Young, Mark O'Connor, Mithril, David Pedrick, Marc Gunn 0:02 - INTRO: Celtic Christmas Music #80 0:10 - Julia Lane "In Dulci Jubilo/On Christmas Night" from Angels We Have Heard (Beloved Music of Yuletide) 3:15 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and subscribe to the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. I want to thank our Celtic Christmas Producer: Carol Baril, as well as all of the other supporters of this podcast on Patreon. Please make a pledge to spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. 4:03 - Sarah Marie Mullen "Patapan" from In the Moon of Wintertime 6:10 - Golden Bough "One Bottle More/Humors Of Winter" from

It’s Celtic Christmas Music #79 0:06 - Irish Christmas in America "Reels - The Christmas Tree, The Ash Plant, The Morning Mist" from A Long Way From Home 2:59 - WELCOME TO THE 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. Not just me, but all of the Celtic musicians we are featuring today. 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 Next weekend is my Nerdy Wonderland Holiday Market in Avondale Estates, Georgia. The event itself is more nerdy than Celtic. But I will be out there sharing some of my Celtic Christmas songs. Go to NerdyWonderland.com for details. 4:10 - Mary-Kate Spring Lee "Carol of the Child" from Carol of the Child 7:37 - Jesse Ferguson "Jingle Bells" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas 9:30 - Cherish the La

Join us for a Winter’s Dance as we talk about Anne Roos and David Blonski’s new album A Winter’s Dance. This is Celtic Christmas Podcast #78. WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and subscribe to the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. I want to thank you our Celtic Christmas Producer: Carol Baril, as well as the 45 other supporters of this podcast on Patreon. Please make a pledge to spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. 0:02 - INTRO 0:16 - ANNE ROOS INTERVIEW: WINTERS EVE AIRE 9:04 - SONG: Winters Eve Aire 13:14 - ANNE ROOS INTERVIEW: THE CUTTY WREN 18:31 - SONG: The Cutty Wren 21:07 - ANN ROOS INTERVIEW: WORTHY GENTLMEN 27:46 - SONG: Worthy Gentlmen 30:44 - CREDITS Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, Carol Baril, and our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by

It’s Celtic Christmas Music #77. WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician with my own Celtic Christmas music. And I am a podcaster. This show promotes Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about them and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Check out Celtic Christmas Music on Facebook. CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC TODAY 0:06 - Aizle & Riognach Connolly "The Wexford Carol" from The Wexford Carol 4:40 - WELCOME 5:24 - The Gothard Sisters "Here We Come A Caroling" from A Celtic Christmas 8:37 - Liz Madden "Coventry Carol" from Christmas with Liz Madden 11:38 - A Shamrock in Kudzu "Canon In D" from Kudzu for Christmas 14:44 - Mark O'Connor "Holiday Album One Winter's Night" from Appalachian Christmas 19:26 - THANK YOU FOR SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER! This podcast relies on the generosity of people just like you. For as little as $1 per month, you can help me produce new episodes of the pod

It’s Celtic Christmas Music #76. Anne Roos & David Blonski, Triskele, The Chivalrous Crickets, Enda Reilly, Bart Zeal, Alisa Marie, Spoil the Dance, Cherish the Ladies, Terry McDade With The McDades, Brigid's Bounty, Ken O'Malley, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Plunk Murray, Eileen Ivers, Brad Tuck, West of Eden WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I’m Celtic musician with Christmas music and a podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. Today’s show is a re - release of episode #586 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (Celtic Folk Christmas). If you’re not ready for Christmas music in September, then listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It features the best indie Celtic music online every week. Then once a year, there’s Christmas music too. I want to remind you that Celtic Christmas Music is funded by people just like you. For as little as $1 per episode, you can support new Celtic Christmas music and have it shared with thousands of Celtic and Christ

It’s Celtic Christmas Music #75. WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I’m Celtic musician with Christmas music and a podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. Today’s show is a re - release of episode #537 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (Happy Celtic Christmas 2021). That is one of the other podcasts I host. It features Irish and Celtic music from around the world. It’s a fantastic show. Definitely go check out that episode and subscribe to that podcast if you love Celtic music. Every year, I produce a Celtic Christmas episode over there. I usually release those episodes on this feed, but I didn’t do that over the last few years. This year, I was struck with the idea that I could slowly release episodes to build over to the regular season of the show. That’s what we’re doing. I have a new season in the planning stages. But that means I need to find Patrons to financially make new episodes of this podcast happen! For as little as $1 per episode, you can suppo

Nollaig shona daoibh on this Christmas Eve with Celtic Christmas Music #74. Scythian, The McDades, The Jig is Up!, Enda Reilly, Alisa Marie, The Chivalrous Crickets, Plunk Murray, Steel Clover, Screaming Orphans, Anne Roos & David Blonski, The Gothard Sisters, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Ashley Davis, Cherish The Ladies 0:06-Scythian "Christmas Eve Reel feat. Boxing Banjo, Nolan Ladewski" from Christmas Out at Sea 3:09-WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. This episode is thanks to the kindness and generosity of our patrons on Patreon. Do you love Celtic Music? Do you also love Christmas music? Then please support us on Patreon. We only release shows in 3 months out of the year and not many. So your kindness shares Celtic culture through Christmas ch

The McDades talk about their annual Christmas concert and new album, plus lots more Celtic Christmas Music #73. We Banjo 3, The Sternwheelers, Brendan Monaghan, Julia Lane, The McDades, Ashley Davis, Crossed Cannons, Screaming Orphans, Scythian CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC SHOW 0:02 - Intro: The McDades 0:10 - We Banjo 3 "Sunrise at Solstice" from A Winter Wonderful 3:11 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. This episode is thanks to the kindness and generosity of our patrons on Patreon. Do you love Celtic Music? Do you also love Christmas music? Then please support us on Patreon. We only release shows in 3 months out of the year and not many. So your kindness shares Celtic culture through Christmas cheer! We have a brand new Celtic Christmas Music produce

The Gothard Sisters share their love of Christmas with a new album on Celtic Christmas Music #72. Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, The Irish Rovers, Eileen Ivers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Gothard Sisters, Golden Bough, Steel Clover, The Langer's Ball, Laura MacKenzie 0:09 - Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse "Emanuel" from Nollaig Chridheil / Songs of the Christmas Season 4:42 - WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. This episode is thanks to the kindness and generosity of our patrons on Patreon. Do you love Celtic Music? Do you also love Christmas music? Then please support us on Patreon. We only release shows in 3 months out of the year and not many. So your kindness shares Celtic culture through Christmas cheer! 6:01 - The Irish R

This week, you will enjoy not just a whole of great Celtic Christmas Music #71, you’ll also meet The Celtic Kitchen Party as we talk about their new album, One Celtic Christmas. Abbots Cross, Patrick O'Flaherty, The Poor Clares, The Gothard Sisters, Ashley Davis, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Barra MacNeils, Gaelynn Lea, A Shamrock in Kudzu, Reilly THIS WEEK IN CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC 0:08 - Abbots Cross "Lucy Farr's Barn Dance / Angels We Have Heard on High / Peelor's Jacket" from Christmas Visions 3:33 - WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. I want to thank our Celtic Christmas Producer: Carol Baril and all of our generous patrons. This show is thanks to your kindness and generosity this holiday season. Do you love Celtic Music? Do you also love