Daniel O’Donnell enjoyed a Christmas at home with his wife Majella and their grandchildren this year.
The country music singer shared a sweet photo of the family sitting around the Christmas table on social media. He captioned the image: “Happy Christmas everyone from all of us”.
Gathered around the table alongside Daniel and Majella was her daughter Siobhan and her husband Gavin as well as their grandchildren Olivia, Archie and Luke.
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Daniel and Majella are also gearing up to welcome another grandchild to the brood next year as Majella's son Michael and his new wife Sarah are expecting their first child.
Michael and Sarah tied the knot in Italy over the summer and announced they were expecting a baby shortly thereafter.
"Michael got married to Sarah in Italy back in July. We had a lovely time. They live in Australia and they just told us they're going to be having a baby in April," Daniel shared.
"So it's great news. They used to say [the first child] is the wedding night baby - and [the due date] is nine months from the very day!"
Daniel recalled how lovely it was to spend quality time with his family in Italy for Michael and Sarah's wedding. However, there was one part of their special day that grandson Archie couldn't get on board with.
"Sarah's people family are from Greece. During the dancing, people were breaking plates as is customary with [the culture]," the country star told Patrick Kielty on the Late Late Show.
"Archie was standing with me and said, 'Grandad, what are they doing?' and I said, 'Oh that's something that the Greek people do, they break plates,' and he looked at me and said, 'That's an awful waste of money'. He has the head well screwed on."
Meanwhile, the iconic singer recently told RSVP that he plans to cut back on his gigging.
Daniel told RSVP Magazine: "I have slowed down and I don’t do nearly as many shows as I used to. Going forward, I will cut down more. Visibly, people will know that they don’t see me as much."
He added: "I want more time to relax and I want to get the right balance between having time off and time on."
Daniel is celebrating 40 years in music, and he has had an incredible career over the last four decades.
He said: "It’s 40 years since I released my first album and it’s even more than that since I released my first record. When you look back at it, it’s amazing how quickly time has passed.
"Sometimes it feels like the blink of an eye and, all in all, it’s been wonderful."
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