CELTIC THUNDER - ’GAUDETE’

CELTIC THUNDER - ’HOLIDAY SYMPHONY’ - Celtic Thunder’s heartwarming CD makes it easy to get in the holiday spirit. Holiday Symphony features 15 soaring tracks of holiday cheer; an eclecic selection of Christmas standards from around the world recorded with a 90 piece orchestra and delivered with Celtic Thunder s signature big production sound. Celtic Thunder’s seven male soloists Ryan, Keith, Colm, George, Neil, Emmett and Emmet perform solo and ensemble numbers in Holiday Symphony and are backed by a 90-piece Orchestra. The tracks on the album range from the traditional carols ‘Away in A Manger’, ‘Come All Ye Faithful’ and ‘O Holy Night’ (updated with Emmett O’Hanlon) to the more contemporary Carribbean-style carol ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ and pop classic ‘Fairytale of New York’. Like the song selection, the tempo of the album also ranges from slow and pensive numbers ‘Gabriel s Message’ and ‘Comfort Ye’ from Handel s ‘Messiah’, building speed with the larger ensemble numbers ‘Carol of the Bells’, ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and culminating with the wonderfully fast-paced arrangement of a new ‘Christmas Medley’ (Sleigh Ride, Here Comes Santa Claus, The Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town & I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.)