Home for Christmas (Celtic Woman album)

==PBS special, DVD and Blu-ray release background==

The accompanying concert special to the album, entitled Home for Christmas: Live from Dublin, was recorded live at the Helix Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on 7 August 2013 in front of an invited audience. Unlike the album, the line-up of performers was slightly different; former member Chloë Agnew announced prior to the recording of the special that she would be leaving Celtic Woman to focus on solo projects. Since a replacement for Agnew wasn't announced beforehand, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha again returned to take her place with current members Lisa Lambe, Susan McFadden, and Máiréad Nesbitt, for the recording of the special. The album was re-released on 29 October 2013 in a combo pack containing a DVD copy of the concert, while separate DVD and Blu-ray copies were also issued on the same day. The DVD and Blu-ray releases also include four bonus tracks recorded as part of an acoustic session in the venue prior to the concert with pianist and musical director David Downes. DVD and Blu-ray track listing ==Personnel==

Per the liner notes: Featured performers • Chloë Agnew – vocals • Lisa Kelly – vocals (Japanese edition only) • Lisa Lambe – vocals • Máiréad Nesbitt – fiddle • Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – vocals Musicians • David Downes – grand piano, whistles, uilleann pipes, percussion, keyboards, orchestrations, choral arrangements, programming • Anthony Byrne – bagpipes • Andrew Boland – buann-xa-perqua The Irish Film Orchestra • Caitríona Walsh – orchestra contractor • John Page – conductor • Therese Timoney – concertmaster • Martin Johnston – solo cello • David Agnew – cor anglais Irish Philharmonic Choir • Paul McGough – choral contractor • David Leigh – choral director Production • Produced and arranged by David Downes • Engineered and mixed by Andrew Boland (additional engineering by David Downes) • Recorded and mixed at STUDIOTWO, Dublin, Ireland • Orchestra and choir recorded at RTÉ STUDIO ONE, Dublin, Ireland • Mastered by Ray Staff at Air Lyndhurst, London, United Kingdom • Bonus tracks mastered by Kevin Bartley at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, California, United States ==Charts==

The album was officially certified Platinum around 7 March 2013. ==References==