''Sweet Bells'' is the first
Christmas album
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by
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musician
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the be ...
, released on 15 December 2008 on Pure Records. In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled ''
While Mortals Sleep'' (2011).
The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 featuring new cover artwork by Marie Mills.
Sweet Bells, the carol featured on the album, is a carol peculiar to Yorkshire, based on the carol ''While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night'' but with an alternative tune and extra lyrics.
Track listing
# "
Here We Come A-Wassailing" - 3:09
# "Sweet Bells" - 3:34
# "Poor Old Horse" - 3:45
# "Hark the Herald" - 4:29
# "The Holly and the Ivy" - 3:21
# "Hark, Hark, What News" - 3:21
# "Candlemas Eve" - 5:18
# "Hail Chime On" - 4:12
# "Serving Girl's Holiday" - 4:37
# "Awake Arise Good Christians" - 3:42
# "The Miner's Dream of Home" - 4:39
References
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Kate Rusby albums
2008 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by English artists
Folk Christmas albums