On Christmas Night Cherish the Ladies

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  • Release Date: 11/16/2004
  • Sales Rank: 1,516
  • Label: ROUNDER / UMGD
  • UPC: 011661706125

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On Christmas Night

1LISTENOn Christmas Night/Charles O'Conor 3:28
2LISTENThe Castle of Dromore 4:05
3LISTENHenry Roe McDermott/The Holly and the Berry 4:21
4LISTENHark! The Herald Angels Sing/The Traveler/Lilies in the Field/The ... 6:22
5LISTENThe Distressed Soldier/Angels We Have Heard on High/The Fairy Reel 6:54
6LISTENThe Little Drummer Boy 3:57
7LISTENO Holy Night/Cill Chais 6:23
8LISTENDing Dong Merrily on High/The Cordal Jig/Old Apples in Winter/Con ... 4:43
9LISTENSilent Night 5:45
10LISTENOh Little Town of Bethlehem/The Ballintore Fancy/The Kerry ... 4:56

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Christmas music lends itself so well to Celtic instrumentation that it's virtually impossible not to get caught up in the spirit of the season. The Irish-American quintet Cherish the Ladies, originally conceived for a concert series by Mick Maloney for the Ethnic Folk Arts Center and the National Endowment for the Arts, tackles the crowded yuletide release onslaught with a warmth and elegance that should find the delightful On Christmas Night a popular holiday favorite for years to come. Standards like "Silent Night," "Little Drummer Boy," and "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" are reverent and unpretentious, allowing lead singer Heidi Talbot's fluid tenor to soar, while regional classics like "Henry Roe McDermott/The Holly and the Berry" and "Ding Dong Merrily on High/The Cordal Jig/Old Apples in Winter/Con Cassi" showcase the group's exquisite musicianship. Holiday records, especially of the Celtic variety, have become a dime a dozen, but Cherish the Ladies, with their quiet passion for the material and refusal to paint the ten tracks with thick gobs of keyboard and studio trickery, have made an intoxicating jug of punch that merits repeated visits. Reverend Lee Power, All Music Guide

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December 26, 2004: I recently purchased this CD during a CTL concert in Portland OR. We've been listening to it non-stop since and I now wish I had bought the CD for everyone for Christmas gifts. I particularly like the way the Christmas songs/hymns transition into the traditional reels, jigs, etc. So smooth. Joanie Madden's whistle playing brings Mary Bergin to mind immediately. I am playing Ballintore Fancy over and over...and over. It's wonderful to see so many women playing trad. Irish music together.