Songs of Christmas
Encyclopedia
Songs of Christmas is the twenty-sixth album by Irish
folk music
group The Irish Rovers
.
The group is best known for their hit recording of Shel Silverstein
's poem "The Unicorn".
Music of Ireland
Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th, and into the 21st century, despite globalizing cultural forces...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
group The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...
.
The group is best known for their hit recording of Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
's poem "The Unicorn".
Track listing
- Bells Over Belfast - 3:24
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - 3:03
- Christmas Caroling - 2:47
- Away In A Manger - 3:10
- Good King Wenceslas - 2:20
- We Three Kings - 3:18
- The Christmas Traveller - 3:03
- What Child Is This? - 3:53
- Christmas In KillarneyKillarneyKillarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...
- 2:59 - Silent Night - 3:13
- Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake - 3:30
- All Through The Night - 3:39
- Grandma Got Run Over by a ReindeerGrandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song, which led to the creation of an animated movie with the same title.Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by the husband and wife duo of Elmo and Patsy Trigg Shropshire in 1979...
- 3:26 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas - 3:10