Spread Christmas Cheer. Listen and Share Christmas music from Celtic musicians featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.

Celtic Christmas music from Stephanie Claussen, The Gothard Sisters, Laura MacKenzie, Eira, Celtic Woman, Screaming Orphans, Steel Clover, Sarah Marie Mullen, Heather Alexander, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Aizle, Rioghnach Connolly, Peat in the Creel, A Shamrock in Kudzu, Susan Toman, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Heather Dale, Carolina Ceili, Catriona O'Leary, Jennifer Licko, Cherish the Ladies, Liz Carroll, Golden Bough, Four Celtic Voices, Jessica Victoria, Banshee in the Kitchen, Liz Madden, Katie McMahon, Bonnie Rideout, Nancy Daily-Green, Sheri O'Meara, Eileen Ivers, The Poor Clares, Sharon Shannon

WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST

I am Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and I love Christmas music. In each episode, I introduce you to Celtic musicians from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast who are creating great Christmas music.

This year I have an all new format. Instead of sharing the music in podcast form, I’ve created a playlist over on Spotify called Celtic Christmas Women. I hope to add YouTube and Amazon Music. But right now, it’s just on Spotify.

If you prefer the podcast format and want more Celtic Christmas MUSIC episodes of the podcast, make sure you join our Celtic Christmas Fans on Patreon. You’ll get a music-only episode and will join the other 51 patrons who are helping spread Christmas Cheer!

That said, this is actually the final MUSIC episode of the Celtic Christmas podcast. This episode was originally created for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in 2020. This is a replay of that show.

You can find a complete list of the artists in this show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.

CELTIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLISTS & NEWS

There, also, you will find a link to our 2021 Celtic Christmas Women Spotify playlist that features MOST of the artists in this show.

Go follow the Celtic Christmas Women playlist now.

More playlists to follow:

• Joyful Celtic Christmas Music
• Christmas Drinking Songs
• Top Irish & Celtic Music

CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS

1:30 - "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime / Ding Dong Merrily On High" by Stephanie Claussen from Light so Brilliant: Carols and Tunes for Christmas

5:24 - WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC

* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon.

At the end of November, we hit a HUGE milestone for the podcast. We now have over 300 kind souls who donate to the podcast each and every month. They collectively pledge over $800 per episode to make this show happen. I was already planning a Celtic Christmas Women episode. But because of that milestone, I decided to turn it into a 2-hour special. Plus, I’m adding another 2-hour special next month.

So in this show I’m gonna share Christmas music by women playing Celtic music. That’s because women don’t get the attention they deserve in the music business in general and in Celtic music either. So I’m gonna highlight these ladies.

If you want to find out more about the gender gap in traditional music, check out the non-profit FairPle. They advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all.

7:03 - "Good King Wenceslas" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

11:00 - "What Child Is This" by Laura MacKenzie from Yuletide Bagpipes

13:35 - "Christmas Is Coming/Red Hair Boy/King's Reel" by Eira from Glen Tidings

• Liesel Wilson: Vocals, Fiddle, Erhu, Octave Fiddle
• Sue Spencer: Guitar, Vocals

17:51  - "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Celtic Woman from The Magic of Christmas

21:55 - "The Song We Used to Sing" by Screaming Orphans from Single

25:16 - "Christ Child's Lullaby" by Steel Clover from Season of Love

• Sue Borowski

28:31 - "Patapan" by Sarah Marie Mullen from In the Moon of Wintertime

30:38 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST

If you’re looking for more Celtic Christmas music, then you should definitely subscribe to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. There are five episodes that we released in 2020. It’s a delightful way to celebrate Celtic culture through Christmas music. And of course, it too is supported by folks like you on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast at CelticChristmasMusic.net.

31:49 - "Unto Us a Child Is Born" by Heather Alexander from Wintertide

36:02 - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy from A Celtic Family Christmas

39:46 - "The Wexford Carol" by Aizle & Rioghnach Connolly from The Wexford Carol

44:19 - "Cutty Wren, Drive the Cold Winter Away" by Peat in the Creel from Winter

• Alison Myers: Flute

50:34 - "The Coventry Carol" by A Shamrock in Kudzu from Kudzu for Christmas

• ½ the 6 piece band of ladies

53:02 - "The Sussex Carol" by Susan Toman from Angels on High

56:12 - THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!

Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow.

As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon.

A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Ben, Pamala D, Vaidah Katz, Phyu K, melsing, Esther W, Hobie W, Dan C, Laura

You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com.

58:03 - "Emanuel" by Jil Chambless, Ed Miller and Scooter Muse from Nollaig Chridheil / Songs of the Christmas Season

1:02:35 - "Dust of Snow" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Fine Winter's Night

1:06:50 - "Huron Carol" by Heather Dale from This Endris Night

1:10:25 - "Christmas Contra Dance" by Carolina Ceili from Holiday Hooley

• Laurie Fisher: Fiddler
• Maggie Anderson: Drums

1:12:38 - "A Virgin Queen in Bethlehem" by Catriona O'Leary from The Wexford Carols

1:17:49 - "Brightest and Best" by Jennifer Licko from The Lights of Christmas

1:21:06 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY

If you enjoy this podcast, you might also enjoy our Joyful Celtic Christmas Music playlist on Spotify. Follow the link in the show notes.

Or if you want a fun mix of popular and classic Christmas songs with some Celtic Christmas favorites by me and other Celtic musicians, I have another great playlist that my family listens to each and every year: Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families.

1:22:07 - "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" by Cherish the Ladies from Christmas in Ireland

• Joanie Madden, Mary Coogan, Mirella Murray, Kathleen Boyle, Nollaig Casey

1:25:30 - "The Jump Ball | Whipple Hill | How We Spent the Christmas" by Liz Carroll from Lake Effect

1:28:58 - "Green Grow the Holly/The Holly and the Ivy Girl" by <a href="http://www.goldenbou