{"id":31866,"date":"2020-12-10T08:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=31866"},"modified":"2020-12-10T08:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T15:22:43","slug":"christmas-in-killarney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/christmas-in-killarney\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Christmas Music: Christmas in Killarney by Rend Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> in Killarney was made famous by Bing Crosby back in the 1950s and it remains a holiday favorite. Oddly, few try to cover the song. It&#8217;s too bad too because it&#8217;s a fun song that lends itself to a lot of musical styles. So it&#8217;s no surprise it&#8217;s taken on by an Irish band, <a href=\"https:\/\/rendcollective.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rend Collective<\/strong><\/a>, with plenty of spirit:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SqIMZGbkbbo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song comes from the band&#8217;s 2nd <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> album titled Jolly Irish <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Volume 2. Featuring 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> classics and 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> originals, Rend Collective brings you &#8220;A Jolly Irish <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> (Vol. 2)&#8221;, with special guests: We The Kingdom, Keith &amp; Kristen Getty, We Are Messengers, and Ellie Holcomb. Here is the track listing:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The First Noel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> In Killarney<\/li>\n<li>Little Drummer Boy<\/li>\n<li>Silent Night (Be Still)<\/li>\n<li>Good King Wenceslas (Kindness)<\/li>\n<li>Today Is The Saviour&#8217;s Day<\/li>\n<li>God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Hallelujah)<\/li>\n<li>A Restful Reprise<\/li>\n<li>In The Bleak Midwinter<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel You&#8217;re One Of Us<\/li>\n<li>We Three Kings (We&#8217;re Not Lost)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Is All Around<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This album ushers you into the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> spirit with Rend Collective&#8217;s iconic Irish charm married with these classic <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> tunes. Adding to their <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music repertoire, this new album captures the joy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> season in the energetic and unique way only Rend Collective can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been six years since we brought out our first <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> album Campfire <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> (Vol. 1) and every year since we&#8217;d ask ourselves if this was the year to write the next one&#8211; but it never felt right. Then 2020 hit, and we (like most people!) were desperate for some joy in the midst of the chaos,&#8221; the band added. &#8220;We hope these songs bring you JOY, connect you with the ones you <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">love<\/a>, give you a bit of a laugh, and help fix your eyes on Jesus as the year comes to an end. And because it&#8217;s 2020 where anything goes: happy (early!) <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a>!! &#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas in Killarney was made famous by Bing Crosby back in the 1950s and it remains a holiday favorite. Oddly, few try to cover the song. It&#8217;s too bad too because it&#8217;s a fun song that lends itself to a lot of musical styles. 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