On Christmas Night

~ Release by Cherish the Ladies (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Cottage House Studios, Yonkers, New York
Mixed at Little Big Feet Studios
Engineered by Keith Chirgwin
Mixing assisted by Joanie Madden and Keith Chirgwin
Digital Editing by Keith Chirgwin
Mastered by Emily Lazar at the Lodge
Art Direction by Marlow Palleja

Joanie Madden plays O'Riordan and Burke whistles, and Miyazawa and Altus alto flutes.
Mary Coogan plays Ome banjos.

All tunes traditional, except "Charles O'Conor" (O'Carolan), "Henry Roe McDermott" (O'Carolan), and "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber).

TODO:
Joanie Madden & Donna Long had harmony vocals, not background/backing vocals.
Lyricists and composers for songs and tunes.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-02 12:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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1On Christmas Night / Charles O’Conor
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Charles O'Conor
composer:
Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin (Turlough O’Carolan, Irish harper)
part of:
The Complete Works of Turlough O’Carolan (number: 125)
medley including a recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
3:29
2The Castle of Dromore
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
recording of:
Castle of Dromore (traditional Irish)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 31057)
4:05
3Henry Roe McDermott / The Holly and the Berry
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Henry MacDermott Roe (catchall for unidentified setting)
composer:
Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin (Turlough O’Carolan, Irish harper)
part of:
The Complete Works of Turlough O’Carolan (number: 78-80)
recording of:
The Holly and the Berry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
is based on:
The Holly and the Ivy
4:22
4Hark the Herald Angels Sing / The Traveler / Lilies in the Field / The Blacksmith’s Reel
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
medley including a recording of:
Lilies in the Field
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
The Blacksmith's Reel
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
The Traveller (reel, Ng #1964)
composed in:
Ireland
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
6:23
5The Distressed Soldier / Angels We Have Heard on High / The Fairy Reel
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
medley including a recording of:
The Distressed Soldier
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
The Fairy Reel
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
6:54
6The Little Drummer Boy
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
3:58
7O’ Holy Night / Cill Chais
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Cill Chais
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
6:24
8Ding Dong Merrily on High / The Cordial Jig / Old Apples in Winter / Con Cassidy’s
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
4:43
9Silent Night
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
medley including a recording of:
Oíche Chiúin (Enya’s Irish version of “Silent Night”)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
translator:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 (EMI Music Publishing Japan) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
medley including a recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
5:46
10Oh Little Town of Bethlehem / The Ballintore Fancy / The Kerry Reel / Limestone Rock
arranger:
Cherish the Ladies (American all-female Celtic band)
4:57