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Don O​í​che Úd Seasonal Nine Waves

by Gearóid Ó Deaghaidh

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Lyrics To that night I sing of a night in Bethlehem A night as bright as dawn I sing of that night in Bethlehem The night the Word was born The skies are glowing gaily The earth in white is dressed See Jesus in the cradle Drink deep in His mother's breast And there on a lonely hillside The shepherds bow down in fear When the heavens open brightly And God's message rings out so clear Glory now to the Father In all the heavens high And peace to His friends on earth below Is all the angels cry That night in Bethlehem will be spoken of forever under the sun, That night in Bethlehem that the Word was made flesh. The skies are aglow, the ground is covered in white, See little Jesus in the cradle, and the Virgin in a transport of love. On the bare hillside, the shepherds take shelter; The skies open to a messenger from God. A hundred praises now to the Father in heaven above, And henceforth on Earth, to men of good will, peace. Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil Don oíche úd i mBeithil beidh tagairt faoi ghréin go brách, Don oíche úd i mBeithil gur tháinig an Briathar slán; Tá gríosghrua ar spéartha 's an talamh 'na chlúdach bán; Féach Íosagán sa chléibhín, 's an Mhaighdean 'Á dhiúl le grá Ar leacain lom an tsléibhe go nglacann na haoirí scáth Nuair in oscailt gheal na spéire tá teachtaire Dé ar fáil; Céad glóir anois don Athair sa bhFlaitheasa thuas go hard! Is feasta fós ar sa thalamh d'fheara dea-mhéin' siocháin! Don oíche úd i mBeithil, beidh tagairt faoi ghrian go bráth Don oíche úd i mBeithil go dtáinig an Briathar slán. Tá gríos-ghrua ar spéirthibh, ’san talamh ’na chlúdach bán, Féach Íosagán sa chliabhán, ’s an Mhaighdean in aoibhneas grá. Ar leaca loma sléibhe, ’sé ghlacann na h-aoirí scáth; Ar oscailt geal na spéire, tá teachtaire Dé ar fail. Céad glóir anois don Athair, i bhFlaitheasaibh thuas go h-ard, Is feasta fós ar thalamh, do fheara dea-mhéin, síochán. 7th Century A.D. Traditional Music, Ireland.
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Gloria 04:01
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O little town of Bethlehem, how still we se the lie; above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. Many hymns that were written originally for children have captured the imagination of everyone. Such is the case with this Christmas Carol “O little town of Bethlehem.” Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) wrote this beloved Christmas hymn for the Sunday school children at his Philadelphia parish, Holy Trinity Church, following a pilgrimage to Bethlehem in 1865, according to British hymnologist J. R. Watson. The hymn was printed on an informal leaflet in December 1868 and then appeared in The Sunday School Hymnal in 1871.
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Herald 02:45
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Love 03:45
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Celebrating The Gift of Music.

Classical Baroque Music has influenced the production of Don Oíche Úd Seasonal Nine Waves. The listener will transition through the music adaptation and arrangements of five amazing traditional melodies towards four pieces of music, newly composed for our beautiful seasonal album.

The earliest evidence of music in Ireland can be traced back to the Celtic settlements around 500 BC. They used instruments like the harp, pipe, bagpipes and skin drums, which are still played in Ireland today.

It may be possible that music has been practiced and enjoyed continuously now in Ireland for over 14000 years since the end of our last great ice age.

Christmas Traditions in Ireland

Sea swimming is one of Ireland's many beloved Christmas Traditions, with its popularity increasing in recent years following an uptake in sea swimming. All over Ireland on the 25th of December yearly, thousands of brave Santa hat-clad souls will hurl themselves into the sea, for charity, tradition and/or just for the craic.

In the late twentieth century in Ireland it has become traditional to swim in the sea on Christmas morning. This is often done in aid of charity. The Forty Foot in Sandycove in Dublin and Blackrock in Salthill, Galway are traditional venues for this where hundreds brave the cold temperatures and jump into the sea.

Started the WEST of Ireland in 1989, The COPE Galway Christmas Day swim celebrates its 34th year in 2023. The event is held annually and people are invited to gather at Blackrock Tower in Salthill on Christmas morning for this festive swim event in Galway Bay beside The Atlantic Ocean in support of Cope.

Here on the EAST Coast in Ireland there is also a popular tradition of taking to the icy-cold waters of the Irish Sea. People swim in the Irish Sea all year round, but on Christmas Day many, many more turn up to swim just for fun or as part of a charity fundraising initiative.


Klassísk barokktónlist hefur haft áhrif á framleiðslu Don Oíche Úd Seasonal Nine Waves. Hlustandinn mun fara í gegnum tónlistarútsetningar og aðlögun á fimm mögnuðum hefðbundnum laglínum í átt að fjórum tónverkum, nýsamið fyrir fallegu plötuna okkar. Þakka þér fyrir að vera hlustandi okkar í dag.

Elstu vísbendingar um tónlist á Írlandi má rekja til keltneskra landnema á járnöld um 500 f.Kr. Þeir notuðu hljóðfæri eins og hörpu, pípu, sekkjapípur og skinntrommur, sem enn er spilað á á Írlandi í dag.

Jólahefðir á Írlandi

Sjósund er ein af mörgum ástsælum jólahefðum Írlands, vinsældir þess hafa aukist undanfarin ár eftir að sjósund hefur tekið við sér. Um allt Írland þann 25. desember árlega munu þúsundir hugrökkra jólasveinahúfu-klæddra sálum henda sér í sjóinn, í góðgerðarskyni, hefð og/eða bara fyrir krakkana.

Seint á tuttugustu öld á Írlandi hefur orðið hefð fyrir því að synda í sjónum á aðfangadagsmorgun. Þetta er oft gert í góðgerðarskyni. The Forty Foot í Sandycove í Dublin og Blackrock í Salthill, Galway eru hefðbundnir staðir fyrir þetta þar sem hundruðir þrauta kuldann og hoppa í sjóinn.

COPE Galway jóladagsundið hóf göngu sína fyrir vestan Írlandi árið 1989 og fagnar því 34. árið 2023. Viðburðurinn er haldinn árlega og fólki er boðið að safnast saman í Blackrock Tower í Salthill á aðfangadagsmorgun fyrir þennan hátíðlega sundviðburð í Galway Bay við hliðina á Atlantshafið til stuðnings Cope.

Hér á austurströnd Írlands er líka vinsæl hefð fyrir því að fara í ísköldu sjónum í Írska hafinu. Fólk syndir í Írska hafinu allt árið um kring, en á jóladag mæta margir, miklu fleiri til að synda sér til skemmtunar eða sem hluti af fjáröflunarátaki góðgerðarmála.


Bhí tionchar ag Ceol Bharócach Clasaiceach ar léiriú Don Oíche Úd Séasúrach Nine Waves. Aistreoidh an t-éisteoir trí shocruithe ceoil agus oiriúnuithe ar chúig shéis thraidisiúnta iontacha go ceithre phíosa ceoil nuachumtha dár n-albam álainn. Go raibh maith agat as a bheith inár n-éisteoir, inniu.

Is féidir an fhianaise is luaithe ar cheol in Éirinn a rianú siar go dtí na lonnaíochtaí Ceilteacha san Iarannaois timpeall 500 R.Ch. D’úsáid siad uirlisí ar nós an chláirseach, an phíb, an mhálaphíob agus na drumaí craicinn, a sheinntear go fóill in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann.

Traidisiúin na Nollag in Éirinn

Tá snámh farraige ar cheann de mhórthraidisiúin na Nollag is iontaí in Éirinn, agus méadú ag teacht ar an éileamh atá air le blianta beaga anuas tar éis dul i mbun snámha farraige. Ar fud na hÉireann ar an 25 Nollaig gach bliain, beidh na mílte anam cróga Santa-clúdaithe hata iad féin isteach san fharraige, ar son carthanachta, traidisiúin agus/nó díreach le haghaidh an craic.

Ag deireadh an fichiú haois in Éirinn tá sé tar éis éirí traidisiúnta ag snámh san fharraige maidin Nollag. Is minic a dhéantar é seo ar mhaithe le carthanacht. Is ionaid thraidisiúnta iad The Forty Foot i gCuas an Ghainimh i mBaile Átha Cliath agus an Charraig Dhubh i mBóthar na Trá, Gaillimh, áit a dtéann na céadta acu i ngleic leis an teocht fuar agus léimeann siad isteach san fharraige.

Cuireadh tús le hIarthar na hÉireann sa bhliain 1989, agus ceiliúrtar 34ú bliain ag snámh COPE do Lá Nollag na Gaillimhe in 2023. Reáchtáiltear an ócáid gach bliain agus tugtar cuireadh do dhaoine teacht le chéile ag Túr na Carraige Duibhe i mBóthar na Trá maidin Nollag don imeacht snámha Fhéile seo i gCuan na Gaillimhe in aice leis an An tAigéan Atlantach ag tacú le Cope.

Anseo ar an gCósta THOIR in Éirinn tá an-tóir freisin ar dhul chuig uiscí fuara oighreata Mhuir Éireann. Bíonn daoine ag snámh i Muir Éireann ar feadh na bliana, ach ar Lá Nollag tagann go leor leor eile chun snámh le haghaidh spraoi nó mar chuid de thionscnamh tiomsaithe airgid carthanachta.

Ceiliúradh um Nollaig in Éirinn le Ceól gcinn d’fhoinn áille Caról Fhéile,
agus ag snámh farraige.

Jólin eru haldin hátíðleg á Írlandi með tónlist fallegra sálma,
og sjósund.

Christmas is celebrated in Ireland with the music of beautiful carols,
and sea swimming.

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released December 1, 2023

Music Mixed and Mastered by BandLab Mixing and Mastering Team Mandy Parnell, Mike Tucci, Maria Elisa Ayerbe, Justus West, and Will Quinnell

Photograph Kilfenora Cathedral. September 3, 2011.
County Clare, Ireland.

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Gearóid Ó Deághaidh

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Gearóid Ó Deághaidh

Music arrangement and sound engineered by Gearóid Ó Deághaidh
Music Performed, Recorded and Produced by Gearóid Ó Deághaidh

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