Christmas Music - Scottish and Celtic

When decorating your home this year with tartan ribbons and wreaths, or while baking shortbread for the neighbors or a party, put on a bit of Scottish Christmas music to help set the mood (a hot toddy wouldn't hurt either J).

Scottish Christmas music lends the haunting sounds of pipes to traditional carols and songs. Or choose the soaring voices of Celtic singers Enya and Loreena McKennitt. This selection of Scottish and Celtic CDs will put you in the Christmas spirit for sure.

For sheet music see our Celtic Christmas Sheet Music page.

Buy Scottish and Celtic Christmas Music:

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Various Artists Less well-known songs from a variety of Irish, Scots and Briton artists - a wonderful selection for the true flavor of a Celtic Christmas.	A Scottish Christmas Al Petteway, Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone Lively pipes and fiddles will jolly you up and get you dancing to both traditional and Scots holiday songs. A terrific CD. Highly recommended.
A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh Altan, Lunasa, Capercaillie, Tannahill Weavers, Cherish the Ladies The title is misleading, since the music hasn't much to do with Christmas - but this is a great party music CD and includes the Weavers doing Auld Lang Syne. A great pick for your New Year's Eve party.	Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas Steve McDonald and Holly Smith Traditional Christmas Carols rendered in beautiful Scottish voices with pipes and drums for accompaniment. A wonderful choice to add Scottish flavor to your Christmas music collection.
Celtic Christmas: Silver Anniversary Edition Various Artists Modern New Age Celtic and traditional folk songs, mostly instrumental, with a few sung in Gaelic. A completely new take on what Christmas songs may be like. Beautiful music.	A Winter Garden (Five Songs for the Season) EP Loreena McKennitt Her beautiful voice and harp accompaniment are the backbone of this lovely EP which includes Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and Good King Wenceslas. Wonderful.
Christmas EP Enya EP means there are only 5 tracks, only one of which is a Christmas song. However, that one is "Silent Night" sung in Gaelic by the most popular New Age singer of our time. If you're a fan, or if you want to hear this beloved song in Gaelic, you gotta have it.	The Virgin's Lament (Caoineadhi Na Maighdine) Nóirín Ní Riain and the Monks of Glenstal Abby Nóirín Ní Riain's beautiful soprano soars over the deeper voices of the monks as they sing (and chant) medieval Celtic religious music in Gaelic and Latin. Amazing, wonderful, profound.
Home for Christmas The Irish Tenors All our favorite Christmas songs sung by gorgeous male voices with an Irish lilt. Nothing could be cheerier for the holiday season.	Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn A treasury of traditional Celtic countries Christmas carols performed by a various well-known artists.
Merrily Greet the Time Features four-time Scottish harp champion Sue Richards on Celtic harp and Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer performing Celtic holiday music from Autumn Equinox to the Winter Solstice, 12 days of Christmas and more	Highland Christmas Traditional favorites played on the bagpipes, including Auld Lang Syne.