DVD : A Christmas Celebration
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5099950280995
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Label: Manhattan Records
Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Manhattan Records
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Sales Rank: 324
Studio: Manhattan Records
Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 2007
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It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so haul out the holly, and trim the tree, and get ready for the most beautiful Christmas Collection this side of the Golden Gates. I play this CD when it is not even Christmas and just love every minute of it-esp "Little Drummer Boy" perhaps I'm hooked on repetition as I have always enjoyed this song, but with the Gregorian chant added and Chloe singing the part of the little lad who wants to play the drum for Baby Jesu and Ray Fean solemnly drumming away- this is an incredble production led by Orla's flawless intro. Space does not permit me here to extoll each one of these songs as I would like to. I think the time-worn carols we often hear blaring out of commercial stores and elevators take on a whole new robust and invigorating manner that slaps you upside the head and opens your eyes to the intrinsic beauty of "Noel" and "O Come all Ye Faithful" no triteness here-just magnificence-glorious visual and aural praises to the "Reason for the Season" ! I get such peace within knowing David Downes has been allowed to commercially share his gifts of arrangments, direction and compositions with us. How wonderful it is to own this DVD-if you are looking for some Christmas Cheer-you found it here!
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I have to admit, ever since I first saw Celtic Woman on PBS back in 2005 I was smitten. I now own all of their DVD's (except the greatest journey, I'm still debating that one since it's mostly a greatest hits collection). I'm also not a very big fan of Holiday music, since in the last 20 years or so the market has been over-saturated with so-so music by so-so artists, IMHO. Then Celtic Woman's "A Christmas Celebration" came out. I feel almost reborn!
This has got to be the best Holiday music I've heard in my life, period. Here's why. Every single song performed in this collection is done BEAUTIFULLY. The production is top notch. Gorgeous lighting and costumes, brilliant sound mixing, expertly choreographed and arranged, and passionately performed. Chloe, Lisa, Orla, Maev and Mairead are all in top form. We'll miss Maev, as this was her final performance with CW. She has left to pursue a solo career. Her replacement, Lynn Hillary took over a little over a year ago, and she's beautifully qualified...but that's another story.
The show starts with the choir (dressed very nicely in black), and Mairead opening "Carol Of The Bells". The girls all join in for what proves to be a dramatic opening to the show. Maev then sings "Silent Night" both in Gaelic and English, with Mairead joining in for an instrumental verse and chorus. Reverently performed.
The show continues with a wide variety of Holiday classics from sacred to secular. Showcasing ... Read More
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The choir is still there. Máiréad is still there with her magic fiddle. But Hayley Westenra has disappeared. We miss her voice and her smile.
The Celtic Woman group is back to the original five girls: four vocalists (Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) and a wonderful creature, fallen from heaven for our outmost felicity. I wrote in my review of their "New Journey" (Amazon, February 4, 2007) that if Paradise exists, I picture it full of angels like Máiréad Nesbitt playing harp or violin!
Those who, like me, watch their second concert several times a year, will think that this third DVD is not quite as great as "A New Journey". But how better can you get after you have reached perfection?
This is nevertheless a very good show focused entirely on the Christmas spirit.
Not as spinning as in the two previous shows, Máiréad plays her violin with a graver posture, in accordance with the subject of this show, which is entirely staged indoors, just like the first one.
As in their previous shows, and unlike André Rieu's endless (and sometimes exasperating) talking between numbers, there is no wasted time here. This is a real concert and not a family party with Uncle Archibald and his musical group! The public is still applauding that the next number is already rolling. The whole concert is thus a mere one hour and five minutes. Maybe these folks were in a hurry for the Christmas supper! ... Read More
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This is a great DVD! The Music and the color is the best of any Chrismas shows I have seen. This is a show you will want to watch long after Christmas is over.
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This DVD by CW is a must for any CW fan. And, if you've never purchased any CW DVD's, it's a lovely place to start. This DVD really showcases, perhaps even better than either of their other DVD's, each woman's vocal gifts.
Downes has outdone himself with the selections and his arrangements accent the harmony among the women. For soloists, their blend of voices is superb.
I totally love the duet between Meav and Chloe as one takes the high soprano and then the other. Having Orla on the harp, David on piano and Mairead on violin makes this selection haunting. Lisa is as warm and engaging as ever, especially in "Green the Whole Year Round".
A Christmas Celebration can be celebrated... the whole year round. Enjoy!
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