Christmas with The Celts

First there was Riverdance, then Celtic Women, and now the PBS pledge show Christmas with The Celts!

– Kevin Crane, PBS

The original national PBS show Christmas with The Celts aired on over 200 PBS channels across the U.S., Canada, and on the BBC in Ireland for three years. Twelve years after the initial PBS special, Christmas with The Celts is still touring at performing arts centers, theatre, and casinos around the world.

Christmas with The Celts performs a wonderful combination of timeless ancient Irish Christmas carols and lively Irish dance with modern contemporary songs but with Irish instrumentation. New Christmas hits, Celts original, and fresh Irish dance tunes are added to the show each year, so no two performances are the same. There’s always a surprise!

This year Christmas with The Celts will introduce top Irish musicians Patrick D’Arcy from Dublin and Fiachra O’Regan from Connemara, Ireland. These two have performed with Bono of U2, Sting, Quincy Jones, The Waterboys, and Bill Whelan of Riverdance, just to name a few. The show will also feature the haunting vocals of beautiful singer-fiddler Luisa Marion. To complete the Irish Christmas experience, the show will include unpredictable Irish jokes (craic) and banter between the band, the audience, and the fiery Irish dancers.

Celebrate a truly Irish Christmas at SOPAC!