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:
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 Chart (2018–19) Peak position
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