A festival of the world's music featuring 20 guest artists, including Irish singer Noirin Ni Riain, Russian singers and dancers The Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble, Ecuadorian folk quartet Andes Manta, Galician piper from the Galician folk ensemble Milladoiro, Nando Casals, Singer Kecia Lewis-Evans and Dutch horn player Dimitri Donders who join the Paul Winter Consort in the legendary annual Winter Solstice Whole Earth Christmas Celebration held in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York. Live recordings of highlights from the performances capture the drama and excitement of an adventure that draws thousands each year in celebration of the start of the holiday season and the longest night of the year. Click on any underlined track to hear an audio sample. TRACK LISTING
- Fanfare Paul Winter; Gordon Gottlieb
- Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day Consort
- Fog On the Hill Riain; Eugene Friesen; Spotted Owl
- Shaman Glen Velez; Paul Winter
- Boon Song Consort
- Buena Nueva Andes Manta
- Nevaga - Neva River Dimitri Pokrovsky and Alexander Danilov of the Pokrovsky Singers
- Highland Heaven Rhonda Larson; Consort
- The Sparrow Kecia Lewis-Evans; Consort
- Good People All Hodie
- Prelude: Marcha de San Benito Nando Casals; Paul Halley
- The Night Forest Paul Winter; Eugene Friesen; Rhonda Larson; Mark Perchanok, Improvisation
- River Elena Sidorenko; Maria Nefiodova; Irene Shiskina of the Pokrovsky Singers
- Trickster Dimitri Donders
- Return of the Sun Bellringers; Paul Winter; Paul Halley; Scott Sloan; Tundra Wolf Recording
- Solstice Chant Consort; Special Quests
- Christmas Day Is Come /Duet For The Longest Night Riain; Paul Halley; Paul Winter
- Duet for the Longest Night
- Down In Belgorod The Dimitri Pokrovsky Singers; Consort
- Minuit - Midnight / Adeste Fideles Paul Winter and Paul Halley, Lead Vocals; Consort; Special Guests; Audience; Sun Gong
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