Length 49:14 Release date 2008 | Label Pure Records | |
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Released 15 December 2008 (original)9 November 2009 (re-release) Similar Kate Rusby albums, Folk music albums |
Kate rusby sweet bells 01 here we come a wassailing
Sweet Bells is the first Christmas album by English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 15 December 2008 on Pure Records. In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled While Mortals Sleep (2011).
Contents
- Kate rusby sweet bells 01 here we come a wassailing
- Kate rusby sweet bells 02 sweet bells
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
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.
Kate rusby sweet bells 02 sweet bells
Track listing
- "Here We Come A-Wassailing"
- "Sweet Bells"
- "Poor Old Horse"
- "Hark the Herald"
- "The Holly and the Ivy"
- "Hark, Hark, What News"
- "Candlemas Eve"
- "Hail Chime On"
- "Serving Girl's Holiday"
- "Awake Arise Good Christians"
- "The Miner's Dream of Home"
Songs
1Here We Come A-Wassailing3:13
2Sweet Bells3:37
3Poor Old Horse3:45
References
Sweet Bells Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA