Do you know these 7 great Irish Christmas traditions?

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The Wexford Carol is one of the oldest surviving Irish Christmas songs, with roots that trace back to the 12th century. Passed down orally for generations, it feels less like a carol and more like a whispered story, intimate, fragile, timeless. ANÚNA, under the direction of Michael McGlynn, leans fully into that stillness. The spacious phrasing, the purity of the choral sound, and Aisling McGlynn’s solo make this feel deeply human, almost suspended outside of time. This is the kind of Christmas