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Our Celtic Christmas Music Special returns to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in 2015 with more awesome Celtic Christmas music from Mark O'Connor, Kailyarders, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Golden Bough, Marc Gunn with An Taisdeal, The Rogues, The Irish Rovers, Bat Kinane, Cherish the Ladies, Katie McMahon, Heather Dale, Banna, Four Celtic Voices, Small Town Sheiks, Jennifer Licko, Highland Reign, John Munelly, Ken O'Malley, Rose and Thistle Band.

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0:48 - "What Child Is This" by Mark O'Connor from Appalachian Christmas

4:43 - "Celtic Christmas" by Kailyarders from Single

7:38 - "Deck the Halls" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from A Sound of Christmas Past

10:15 - "Christmas Bells (Espinoza)" by Golden Bough from Christmas in a Celtic Land

14:14 - "Nollaig Shona Daoibh (feat. An Taisdeal)" by Marc Gunn from Single

17:03 - "Jingle Bells/Good King Wenceslas" by The Rogues from Hellbound Sleigh

20:20 - "Angels on High" by The Irish Rovers from Merry Merry Time of Year

23:58 - "Turn on the Lights" by Bat Kinane from Single

26:57 - "O Christmas Tree/Road Dust Slip Jigs" by Cherish the Ladies from Christmas in Ireland

31:56 - "The Little Road to Bethlehem" by Katie McMahon from Celtic Christmas

35:22 - "Huron Carol" by Heather Dale from This Endris Night

38:46 - "Be