A warm fire glows in the hearth of Celtic culture with this warm compilation CD of Celtic Christmas music. Celebrate the holidays with A Celtic Christmas,featuring a mix of traditional and original songs and tunes about Christmas by indie Celtic bands. All these artists were hand-selected for outstanding music by the award-winning downloadable radio show, […]
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Christmas Before Thanksgiving, Starbucks Red Coffee Cups
People are already talking about Christmas and it’s not even Thanksgiving. We’re just a week after Halloween. Should they? As a consumer, I believe so. You may not agree with me in today’s episode. For those of us who abhor the idea of joining the throngs of people on Black Friday, and being lured in by […]
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Christmas Memories #13 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings
Right after I finished recording episode #12 of the 12-part series on my Celtic Christmas Greetings podcast, I realized I forgot some Christmas memories that were shared by Nathan Deese, who played flute and other instruments on the album. So I thought I’d share a bonus episode with you. Celtic Christmas Notes I feature “Yule Log […]
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Best Celtic Christmas CDs You Should Own #12 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings
The 12-part series of Celtic Christmas Greetings comes to an end today, but not the podcast. In fact, I plan to release more Celtic Christmas music and stories through this podcast in the future. So please stay subscribed. In part 12, I share my pick of some of the best Celtic Christmas CDs that you […]
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Celtic Christmas Videos
Yesterday, I setup a page to highlight my Celtic Christmas Video playlists on YouTube. You can now listen to all the songs from my Celtic Christmas compilation CD from last year. You’ll also find episodes of my Celtic Christmas Podcast. And coming soon… I will share my next album Celtic Christmas Greetings along with the greeting cards. Do […]
CG015: Sci Fi Drinking Songs. Astonishing!
“I never heard about this album”. That’s the comment I got from someone on Facebook this week. So I thought I should dedicate today’s podcast to talking about the Kickstarter for my next album Sci Fi Drinking Songs. Come to think of it, I should do an entire show talking about all the songs… I’ll aim for […]
Turning Negative Into Positive
The publicist for A Celtic Christmas tells me that we got our first negative reviews of the album. On the one hand, I’m a bit unnerved and disappointed. On the other, I’m not much surprised. Any great project that pushes the limits will get a mix of love or hate reviews. It’s the reviews in the […]
“…the true spirit of Celtic music today and of Christmas…”
Another glowing review of A Celtic Christmas came into today. This one from Rhetta at Blogcritics. There are many Celtic Christmas compilations out there but very few of them celebrate the true spirit of Celtic music today and of Christmas with the sincerity, love and musical talent of these musical artists. All of them make their […]
A Celtic Christmas Gets a Glowing Review on IrishCentral
It’s always rewarding to get an awesome review. I got an awesome feature on IrishCentral–Musician Marc Gunn’s on target with “A Celtic Christmas” CD. Album sales are still strong as we approach Christmas. I think this album will do better and better every year! Oh! It also touches on my next album release. With any […]
Best Celtic Christmas Album of 2013
The undisputed #1 reviewer of Celtic music online is The Celtic Music Fan. Baxter loves Celtic music. He’s one of the few independent bloggers online who is writing about the topic. And when I say few, I mean only. Everyone else belongs to a conglomerate or occasionally writes for my Celtic Music Magazine. I really […]