Pat Shortt’s Music from d’Telly
1hr special
Pat Shortt has been busy rummaging through the RTÉ Archive to share his very own Festive favourites from over five decades of RTÉ music production. Damien Dempsey and Maire Brennan deliver a fiery version of ‘Fairytale of New York’, Enya reflects on her early recording days, Mary Black and Sinead O’Connor duet on a beautiful rendition of a festive favourite, there’s some stunning singing from a December 25 edition of the Late Late Show, from 1972 no less, while Pat has also unearthed one of the very first television appearances by Daniel O’Donnell and compiled a profile of Ireland’s very first superstars, The Clancy Brothers. In addition, The Furey Brothers, The Nolan Sisters, Pauline Scanlon and Westlife all contribute to this sparkling Christmas confection of classic songs and memorable melodies.