Our perennial show — and one of our most popular annually — that traces the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus Christ from the Angel Gabriel’s proclamation to Mary, through Christianity’s season of Advent then to the Nativity in a Bethlehem manger and at end to Epiphany and the march of the Magi, following the star in the East to pay homage to the Newborn King. It’s a story that begins in darkness and ends in reaffirming light for humankind.
- Artist, "Title", Album, Label
- Maddy Prior & Carnival Band. “This Is The Truth/Sing Sing All Earth”, In Concert/Carols At Christmas, Park,
- Nightnoise, “The Wexford Carol”, Celtic Heartbeat Christmas, Celtic Heartbeat
- Johnny Cunningham, “Recitation: D.H. Lawrence’s ‘God Is Born’”, The Soul Of Christmas, Upaya
- The Watersons, “Sound Sound Your Instruments Of Joy”, Mighty River Of Song, Topic (Box Set)
Advent
- Loreena McKennitt, “Emmanuel”, A Midwinter Night’s Dream, Quinlan Road/Verve
- Seamus McGuire, “Gabriel’s Message”, The Wishing Tree, Green Linnet
- Artisan, “The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came”, Bygone Christmas, Bygone Films
- Anne & Pete Sibley, “Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming”, Winter On The Great Divide, Independent
The Nativity
- Liam Neeson, “Recitation: Luke 2:1-20”, The Birth Of Christ, Sony Classical
- Sonya Isaacs, “Mary Did You Know?”, Christmas Grass/Vol. 2, Koch
- Brad Colerick, “Eyes Of A Child”, Happy Holidays/Vol. 1, Hudson Harding Sampler
- Bob Franke, “Straw Against The Chill”, Long Roads-Short Visits, Daring Records
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- Kathy Mattea, “Christ Child’s Lullaby”, The Soul of Christmas, Upaya
- Finest Kind, “Shepherds Arise”, Feasts & Spirits, Fallen Angle
- Waterson: Carthy, “While Shepherds Watched”, Holy Heathens & The Old Green Man, Topic
- Maddy Prior & Carnival Band, “See Amid The Winter’s Snow”, Carols & Capers, Park
- John McCutcheon, “For Unto Us A Child Is Born”, Winter Solstice, Rounder
Epiphany
- Tony Elman, “A Virgin Most Pure/We Three Kings Of Orient Are”, Winter’s Creek, Acorn Music
- Tim Eriksen, “Star In The East”, 2011 Winter Holidays Sampler, FestivalLink.net
- Robin & Linda Williams, “Nothing But A Child”, The First Christmas Gift, Red House
- William Pint & Felicia Dale, “Over The Hill And Over The Dale”, When I See Winter Return, Waterbug
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- Waterson: Carthy, “Gloryland”, Holy Heathens & The Old Green Man, Topic
- Ed Gerhard, “O Holy Night”, On A Cold Winter’s Night, Virtue Records
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