Father Ray Kelly - An Irish Christmas Blessing (2015)

Tracklist
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01. An Irish Christmas Blessing
02. Little Drummer Boy
03. When a Child Is Born
04. I'll Be Home for Christmas
05. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
06. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
07. Joy Has Dawned
08. O Holy Night
09. Mary Did You Know?
10. Saviour's Day
11. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
12. O Come All Ye Faithful
13. Silent Night


Born in Tyrrellspass, County Meath, in April 1953, Irish priest Father Ray Kelly became a YouTube sensation in 2014 when a recording of his unique rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," which he surprised a young couple with at their nuptials, went viral. Kelly was ordained in 1989 and did missionary work in South Africa during the early 1990s. He spent the ensuing years as an army chaplain in the United States and Northern Ireland, and in 2006 was appointed as parish priest in Oldcastle, County Meath. In 2014, as the result of his newfound internet fame, Kelly signed a management deal with Big Life Management, who represent a diverse group of artists including Scissor Sisters, London Grammar, and Boy George), and inked a deal with Universal Music. His debut album, Where I Belong, arrived later that December.

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