My followup to yesterday’s song is a beautiful original offering from Celtic Woman, Christmas Pipes. I love this one for its catchy melody, which repeats throughout the song, as well as the exhibition of different countermelodies and backgrounds that are juxtaposed against it. Besides the eponymous (uilleann?) pipes, it takes full advantage of orchestral instruments over a wide frequency range, from bass strings to chimes, so if you have a good set of speakers, you’ll want to turn them up for this one.

Shoutout to the composer Brendan Graham.