Light a candle in the window. We’re repodcasting a Celtic Christmas episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It’s Celtic Christmas Music #94
Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary – Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson
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WELCOME TO CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Hello, and happy November.
Now, some folks say the holiday season doesn't begin until after Thanksgiving. And some folks start the very moment the calendar turns to November. I'll let you decide which kind of person you are. But I'll say this: if you're listening to Celtic Christmas music on the first of November, you are exactly my kind of person.
Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Music. I'm Marc Gunn, the Celtfather.
Today I'm opening the vault again. This is a treasured show from my weekly Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, first shared back in 2024. It's called “Light a Candle in the Window,” and it's a full, glorious hour of independent Celtic Christmas music.
You'll hear Cherish the Ladies, Ashley Davis, Irish Christmas in America, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson, and so many more. There's even a little song of my own in the mix. Candles in the window, carols by the fire, and the warmth of the season settling in.
Our season fundraiser is just getting started, and I'll tell you exactly where we stand right after the music. For now, pour something warm, settle in, and enjoy “Light a Candle in the Window.”
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Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary – Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson
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VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025
This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now!
You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 – 3 weeks.
THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
1:20 – Cherish the Ladies “Deck the Halls / John Cliffords # 1 / Jingle Bells” from Cherish the Ladies Ultimate Christmas Mix
4:21 – WELCOME
6:05 – Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling “Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day / The Sussex Carol” from The Pear Tree
7:48 – Ashley Davis “Song for a Winter's Night” from Songs of the Celtic Winter II
11:45 – Jen Midkiff (she/her) “Christ Child Lullaby – – The Wexford Carol” from single
17:00 – Seán Heely “Trinquez, Trinquez” from So Merry as We Have Been
20:36 – Marc Gunn “Light a Candle in the Window” from Marc Gunn’s Patreon
23:29 – FEEDBACK
25:35 – Joseph Carmichael “Snowdrift” from single
30:06 – Dublin Gulch “Christmas In Carrick” from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas (Double Album)
32:34 – Mary – Kate Spring Lee “Away in A Manger/Baloo Lammy” from Carol of the Child
35:44 – Irish Christmas in America “The Wexford Carol” from A Long Way From Home
39:25 – Jesse Ferguson “The Holly and the Ivy” from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas
41:13 – THANKS
43:42 – Plunk Murray “Hanukah Oh Hanukah” from Christmas in the Pub
46:35 – Brad Tuck “A Song for Christmastime” from Songs for Christmastime
50:02 – Band O'Brothers “Christmas Time Again” from On Christmas Day
52:43 – The Celtic Kitchen Party “Huge on the Luge” from One Celtic Christmas
55:16 – Matt McGinn “To the New Year” from Behind Every Door
59:44 – CLOSING
1:00:42 – Cedar Dobson “Silent Night” from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style
1:04:28 – CREDITS
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Wasn’t that a beautiful way to start November?
Every artist you just heard is an independent musician, making Celtic Christmas music that no major label would ever pay for. This music lives in very few places in this world, and this little show is one of them.
Which brings me to why I’m asking for your help today.
We’re in the final days of our opening fundraiser. Our goal is two thousand dollars, and right now we’re at $267. Every milestone we hit brings another brand-new episode to the season, more of the music you love, all the way through to Christmas.
That last push is up to you.
Becoming a patron is the best way to help, and it starts at just one dollar a month. Here’s something that still amazes me: a ten-dollar-a-month pledge adds a hundred and twenty dollars to the season. Just seventeen generous patrons at that level would fund the whole thing. You could be one of the seventeen. And every patron gets each episode early and ad-free.
Prefer to give once? A one-time gift is just as welcome, and it comes with a thank-you gift, a magnet, a CD, or the whole Celtic bundle.
Head to celticchristmasmusic.net/donate. Give a gift, get a gift, and help us cross that finish line.
To everyone who has already given, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are the reason this music keeps playing. Nollaig shona daoibh. Merry Christmas. And the moment we hit that goal, I’ll be back with something brand new.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh!
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