New short essays:

Tins of Maltan a poem by Paddy Kehoe

The Feisty Holy Family by Catherine Ann Cullen

The Connemara Half of Somerville and Ross by Geraldine Mills

A Singular Voice by John F. Deane

Five Minutes to Midnight by Hedy Gibbons Lynott

After the Shortest Day , a poem by Denise Blake

Music:

The Adagio from Christmas Concerto by Corelli played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert Von Karajan

The Cherry Tree Carol sung by Loah with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in an arrangement by Andrew Cottee for Sunday Miscellany Live in the Concert Hall last year.

‘Soft Mild Morning’ a traditional tune played by Marty Fahey on piano.

‘Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier’ from the Christmas Oratorio by Bach played by the Gewandhausorchester with the Dresden Chamber Choir.

 ‘What Are You Doing New Years Eve?’ by Frank Loesser sung by Ella Fitzgerald