Angels Sing: Christmas in Ireland

Angels Sing: Christmas in Ireland
Live album by Libera
Released November 5, 2013 (US)
Genre Classical, Choral, New-age, Christmas music
Length 61:21
Label Warner Classics
Producer Ian Tilley, Robert Prizeman, Sam Coates
Libera chronology
Song of Life: A Collection
(2012)		 Angels Sing: Christmas in Ireland
(2013)		 Angels Sing: Libera in America
(2015)

Angels Sing: Christmas in Ireland is a live album by London-based boy choir Libera, and was released in November 2013 by record label Warner Classics. Libera recorded the album on August 8 and 9, 2013, at Armagh Cathedral. The live recording was concurrently released on DVD.

Promotions

Libera released a promotional video on its YouTube channel in October 2013.[1] Eight video clips from the concert appeared in December 2013. Libera further released a "Danny Boy" clip on YouTube in March 2014. As of February 2015, these videos have gathered over one million views. [2]

Libera appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Today in December 2013, performing "Carol of the Bells" and "Joy to the World," respectively. [3][4]

Three members of the choir were interviewed on various BBC Local Radio stations in December 2013.[5]

Reception

Angels Sing: Christmas in Ireland topped the Billboard charts for traditional classical albums in December 2013.[6]

Track listing

The CD contains 15 of the 17 tracks; the other two tracks are included on the DVD and are available exclusively on iTunes.

Main CD
No. Title Length
1. "Joy to the World"   3:05
2. "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen"   3:04
3. "The Wexford Carol (Carul Loch Garman)" (Solo by Isaac London) 5:25
4. "In Dulci Jubilo"   3:40
5. "Angels We Have Heard on High"   4:01
6. "Sanctus" (Solo by Matthew Jansen) 3:29
7. "Danny Boy" (Solo by Isaac London) 2:42
8. "Carol of the Bells" (Solos by Thomas Delgado-Little, Lucas Wood, Cassius O'Connell-White) 3:31
9. "O Holy Night"   4:42
10. "Still, Still, Still"   3:50
11. "Gaudete" (Solo by Matthew Jansen) 3:05
12. "Away in a Manger" (Solo by Benjamin Fairman) 2:49
13. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Solos by Michael Ustynovych-Repa and Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey) 3:18
14. "Silent Night" (Solo by Thomas Delgado-Little) 3:17
15. "What Child Is This" (Solos by Isaac London and Jude Collins) 3:50
Additional tracks on iTunes
No. Title Length
16. "Once in Royal David's City" (Solo by Thomas Delgado-Little with Jude Collins and Lucas Wood) 3:25
17. "Exsultate" (Solo by Thomas Delgado-Little) 4:08

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