The best all instrumental Celtic-Christmas CD ever! Timeless carols are reborn with a Celtic spirit in chamber folk arrangements performed on hammered dulcimer with Celtic harp, recorders, cittern, violin, mandolin, guitar, concertina, viola da gamba and hand drums. Contains 20 additional bonus tracks of Celtic music from the Traditions. (58:42 minutes)

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"Goes perfectly with the mood of Christmas... Expertly accompanied and with great variety, the instruments ring out clearly and naturally... Well worth looking for!"

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Tune List

  1. Deck The Hall / Ding Dong, Merrily On High (2:42)
  2. Wexford Carol (2:25)
  3. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming(3:00)
  4. Gower Wassail (1:53)
  5. O Come, O Come, Emmanual / Masters In This Hall (3:23)
  6. Baloo, Lammy (2:24)
  7. Joy To The World / Here We Come A-Wassailling (3:15)
  8. Christmas Eve Is Here / Fum, Fum, Fum / Christmas Eve Reel (2:52)
  9. Il Est Ne' / Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (2:42)
  10. What Child Is This (2:05)
  11. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (2:50)
  12. Personent Hodie (1:50)
  13. I Saw Thee Ships (2:15)
  14. Angels We Have Heard On High (4:05)
  15. Scotch Mist / Marquis Of Huntley's Strathspey (2:19)
  16. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (2:15)
  17. Miss Patterson / Johnny's Gone To France (3:25)
  18. Bridget Cruise (3:00)
  19. Ductia (3:10)
  20. Parson's Farewell (4:48)

Musicians feature Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer with Robin Bullock on guitar, cittern, violin,mandolin; Sue Richards on Celtic Harp; Wendy Morrison on concertina; Linda Lunbeck on recorders; Carolyn Surrick on Viola da gamba; Myron Bretholz on Bodhran and Mike Varas on dombek (medieval drum).

Liner Notes

This recording includes bonus tracks from the Maggie Sansone recording Traditions (MM104).

1. Deck The Hall / Ding Dong, Merrily On High
Welsh and French Carols. (Hammered dulcimer, harp)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

2. Wexford Carol
Irish, (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Viola Da Gamba, Recorder)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba, Linda Lunbeck ~ Recorder.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

3. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
16th Century German. (Hammered Dulcimer, Synthesizer)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Robin Bullock ~ Synthesizer.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

4. Gower Wassail
Welsh Carol. (Hammered Dulcimer, Cittern, Synthesizer)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Robin Bullock ~ Cittern Synthesizer.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

5. O Come, O Come, Emmanual / Masters In This Hall
12th Century Latin and French Carols. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Violas da Gamba, Guitar, Cittern)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Robin Bullock ~ Cittern, Guitar, Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

6. Baloo, Lammy
17th Century
Scottish. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ celtic Harp.
Producer:  Maggie Sansone

7. Joy To The World / Here We Come A-Wassailling
English Carols. (Hammered Dulcimer, Violin, Mandolin, Cittern, Bass)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer
Producer: Maggie Sansone

8. Christmas Eve Is Here / Fum, Fum, Fum / Christmas Eve Reel
English and Spanish Carols, Irish Reel. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Cittern, Bodhran)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp Robin Bullock ~ Cittern, Myron Bretholz ~ Bodhrán.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

9. Il Est Ne' / Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
French Carols. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Violin, Mandolin)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Robin Bullock ~ Violin, Mandolin.
Producer:  Maggie Sansone

10. What Child Is This ( Greensleeves)
English Carol with Variations From "Greensleeves To A Ground." The Division Flute, 1706. (Hammered Dulcimer)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

11. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
English Carol (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Viola Da Gamba, Cittern, Bodhran)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Robin Bullock ~ Cittern, Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba, Myron Bretholz ~ Bodhrán.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

12. Personent Hodie
14th Century German. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Viola Da Gamba, Finger Cymbals)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp,Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba, Linda Lunbeck ~ Finger Cymbals.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

13. I Saw Three Ships
English Carol and Variation. (Hammered Dulcimer , Concertina. Violin, Cittern)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Robin Bullock ~ Cittern, Violin, Wendy Morrison ~ Concertina.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

14. Angels We Have Heard On High
French Carol(Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Viola Da Gamba, Recorder)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba, Linda Lunbeck ~ Recorder
Producer: Maggie Sansone

15. Scotch Mist / Marquis Of Huntley's Strathspey
Scottish Strathspeys. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp,
Producer: Maggie Sansone

16. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
Ancient Ritual Dance From Abbots Bromley, Straffordshire, England. (Hammered Dulcimer, Concertina, Recorder, Viola Da Gamba, Finger Cymbals)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Carolyn Surrick ~ Viola Da Gamba, Linda Lunbeck – Recorder, Wendy Morrison ~ Concertina, Finger Cymbals.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

17. Miss Patterson / Johnny's Gone To France
Irish Reels. (Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, Bodhran)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Robin Bullock ~ Guitar, Myron Bretholz ~ Bodhrán.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

18. Bridget Cruise
The Second and Third Air by 18th Century Irish Harpist Turlough O'Carolan. (Hammered Dulcimer)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

19. Ductia
A Medieval Tune From the 13th Century. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp, Dombek)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp, Mike Vargas ~ Dombek.
Producer: Maggie Sansone

20. Parson's Farewell
English Country Dance Tune From The English Dancing Master. (Hammered Dulcimer, Harp)
Artists: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered dulcimer,Sue Richards ~ Celtic Harp,
Producer: Maggie Sansone

Sounds of the Season
  1. Deck The Hall, Ding Dong, Merrily On High Maggie Sansone 1:16
  2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Maggie Sansone 0:55