1. |
Hark Hark
03:47
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Hark Hark
Trad arr Rusby/O’Kane
Hark Hark! Hark Hark!
What news the angels bring
Glad tidings of a new born King
Born of a maid, a virgin pure
Born without sin, born without sin
Born without sin from guilt secure
Hail! Hail! the Prince, eternal King
Let heaven and earth rejoice and sing
Angels and men with one accord
Break forth in song, break forth in song
Break forth in song to praise the Lord
Behold he comes and leaves the skies
Awake ye slumbering mortals rise
Awake to joy, and hail the morn
A saviour of, a saviour of
A saviour of this world was born
Hark Hark! Hark Hark!
What news the angels bring
Glad tidings of a new born King
Born of a maid, a virgin pure
Born without sin, born without sin
Born without sin from guilt secure
Born without sin, born without sin
Born without sin from guilt secure
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2. |
Let It Snow
03:31
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Let It Snow
Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we’ve no place to go
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Oh it doesn’t show signs of stopping
And I’ve brought some corn for popping
And the lights are turned down low
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I’ll hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I’ll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear, we’re still good-by-ing
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Oh it doesn’t show signs of stopping
And I’ve brought some corn for popping
And the lights are turned down low
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally say goodnight
How I’ll hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I’ll be warm
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we’ve no place to go
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
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3. |
Paradise
04:56
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Paradise
Trad arr Rusby/O’Kane
Down in yon valley there stands a hall
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
It’s covered all over with purple and pall
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
Down in that hall there is a bed
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
All scarlet the cover that’s over it spread
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
And on that bed there lies a knight
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
And he does bleed by day and by night
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
And down under that bed there runs a flood
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
One half runs water the other runs blood
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
Down at the bed’s foot there springs a thorn
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
That bloomed it’s white blossom the day he was born
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
And over that bed the moon shines bright
And the bells of paradise for me they sing
To show that our saviour was born that night
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
And the bells of paradise I hear them ring
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4. |
The Ivy and the Holly
03:46
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The Ivy And The Holly
Chris Sugden
Chorus
Oh the ivy and the holly
You know if you have seen ‘em
Of all the trees that grow in the wood
They’ve no good points between ‘em
Oh the ivy has a berry
As black as any sin
It’s not much use in jams or pies
And horrible in gin
Chorus
Oh the holly has a stalk
As green as any veg
If you chop it up in salad
It will set your teeth on edge
Chorus
Oh the ivy has a poison
That makes you itch like hell
If you boil it up in stews
It will make you sick as well
Chorus
Oh the holly has a root
Beneath the earth it rots
And if you suck it slowly
It will bring you out in spots
Chorus
Oh the ivy has a leaf
Sometimes that’s variegated
Sometimes it’s not, that goes to show
How things get complicated
Chorus
Oh the holly has a flower
That’s hardly worth a mention
And I don’t see why these two trees
Should get all this attention
Chorus
Oh the ivy and the holly
When they are both full grown
The ivy needs the holly
For it can’t stand up alone
Oh the ivy needs the holly
For it can’t stand up alone
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5. |
Sweet Chiming Bells
04:19
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Sweet Chiming Bells
Trad and Rusby
While Shepherds watched their
flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around
Chorus
Sweet Bells! Sweet Bells!
What happy news they bring
Sweet Bells! Sweet Bells!
Our saviour and our King
“Fear not” said he, for might dread
Had seized their troubled minds
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind”
Chorus
“To you in David’s town this day
Is born of David’s line
A saviour who is Christ the Lord
And this shall be the sign”
Chorus
All glory be to God on high
And to the earth be peace
Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men
Begin and never cease
Chorus
While Shepherds watched their
flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around
Chorus x 2 repeat last line
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6. |
See Amid the Winter Snow
05:20
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See Amid The Winter Snow
Edward Caswall/John Goss
See amid the winter snow
Born for us on earth below
See the tender lamb appears
Promised from eternal years
Chorus
Hail, thou ever blessed morn!
Hail, redemption’s happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem
Christ is born in Bethlehem
Lo, within a manger lies
He who built the starry skies
He who throned in height sublime
Sits amid the cherubim
Chorus
Say, ye holy shepherds, say
What’s your joyful news today
Wherefore have ye left your sheep
On the lonely mountain steep?
Chorus
As we watched at dead of night
Lo, we saw a wondrous light
Angels singing peace on earth
Told us of the saviour’s birth
Chorus x 2
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7. |
Rolling Downward
04:49
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Rolling Downward
Trad and Rusby
Rolling downward through the midnight
Comes a glorious burst of heavenly song
'Tis a chorus full of sweetness
And the singers are an angel throng
Chorus
Glory! Glory in the highest
On the earth goodwill and peace to men
Down the ages, send the echo
Let the glad earth begin again
Wandering shepherds see the glory
Hear the words the shining ones declare
At the manger fall in worship
While the music fills the quivering air
Chorus
Kings with riches see the splendour
Bringing treasures from a far-off land
Join the chorus full of wonder
While the music sounds across the land
Chorus
Rolling downward through the midnight
Comes a glorious burst of heavenly song
'Tis a chorus full of sweetness
And the singers are an angel throng
Chorus x 2
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8. |
Deck the Halls
03:20
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Deck The Halls
Trad arr Rusby/O’Kane
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la la la la la la la
'Tis the season to be jolly
Fa La La….
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa….
Troll the ancient yuletide carol
Fa….
See the blazing yule before us
Strike the harp and join the chorus
Follow me in merry measure
While I tell of yuletide treasure
Fast away the old year passes
Hail the new both lads and lasses
Sing we joyous all together
Heedless of the wind and weather
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
'Tis the season to be jolly
Don we now our gay apparel
Troll the ancient yuletide carol
Fa la la la la la la la la
Fa la la la la la la la la
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9. |
We'll Sing Hallelujah
04:13
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We’ll sing Hallelujah
Richard Thompson
A man is like a rusty wheel
On a rusty cart
He sings his song as he rattles along
and then he falls apart
Chorus
And we’ll sing hallelujah
At the turning of the year
And we work all day in the old-fashioned way
‘Till the shining star appears
A man is like a briar
He covers himself with thorns
And he laughs like a clown when his fortune’s down
And his clothes are ragged and torn
Chorus
A man is like a three-string fiddle
Hanging up on the wall
He plays when somebody scrapes on the bow
Or he can’t sing at all
Chorus
A man is like his father
Wishes he never was born
He longs for the time when the clock will chime
And he’s gone for evermore
Chorus repeat last 2 lines
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10. |
Banjo Banjo
00:08
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Banjo Banjo
Damien & Daisy
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11. |
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Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo
David Myles
Chorus
Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry
Santa never brings me a banjo
And I can never understand why
Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams
But every Christmas morning I cry
My brother got the train that he asked for
My sister even got a violin
How does he miss
The one thing on my list
In the letter that I sent to him
Told him how hard I would practice
Told him I would play so loud
That high lonesome sound
Would fill up the town
And I’d make my parents proud
Chorus
I ask my parents if they know why
Santa always leaves me sad
I do well in school
I follow the rules
And I don’t think I’ve been bad
Maybe it’s too much for the workshop
Maybe it’s too tricky for the elves
Since I’ll never understand
I think I’m gonna plan
To buy one for myself
Chorus
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12. |
Let the Bells Ring
05:40
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Let The Bells Ring
Kate Rusby
Christmas is past now
And the year is in its decline
We all take a last bow
This was our chance to shine
We’ll go down to the sea shore
With hearts as wide as our dreams
And we’ll wait by the new dawn
Til the sea she glistens and gleams
Chorus
Let the bells ring
Here my arms are open wide
Send the old year out on the rolling tide
Let the sun rise
There is nothing now I fear
Let the sun rise up on a happy new year
Christmas is past now
And the sun has taken her turn
The long shadows cast now
Is the darkness from which we can learn
We’ll go down to the sea shore
With the song of joy on our tongues
And we’ll wait by that new dawn
And we’ll sing from the depth of our lungs
Chorus
Christmas is past now
So cast off the cruel and the sad
The years go so fast now
Just take with you what makes your heart glad
We’ll go down to the sea shore
And we’ll stand with the lost and the loved
And we’ll wait by the new dawn
Til the sun joins the stars up above
Chorus + repeat 2nd half
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Big Brave Bill Saves Christmas
Kate Rusby
Sid the bad snowman blew in with a blast
And he looked like King Kong shaking Emley Moor Mast
All across Yorkshire the signal went down
During E.T. and the speech from the Crown
But here’s Bill, Bill with a fresh pot of tea
And he melts Sid and saves Christmas TV
Chorus
Big Brave Bill from Barnsley he came
Big Brave Bill from the mine
Big Brave Bill we’ll remember his name
The hero who sups’ up his tea all the time.
The snow it was a falling one cold Christmas day
When Daisy and Phoebe were heading to play
Racing their sledges they should have thought twice
When they stopped on the lake with a sign saying 'THIN ICE'
But here’s Bill, Bill with a somersault spin
He scooped up the girls as the ice it caved in
Chorus
Old Mrs Dobbins from down the Dearnside
Flew out to Lapland to take a sleigh ride
She came across Santa in a ten-foot snow drift
“We need Bill’s strong arms here to help with the lift”
And here’s Bill, Bill with his old miners lamp
He dug Santa out, now he’s our Christmas champ
Chorus
Big Brave Bill from Barnsley he came
Big Brave Bill from the mine
Big Brave Bill we’ll remember his name
The hero thinks Yorkshire
The hero who loves Yorkshire
The hero who drinks Yorkshire tea all the time
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Kate Rusby England, UK
Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate celebrates her own 50 yrs with her 'Established 1973'
tours.
2022 marked 30 yrs as a professional musician with the album 30:Happy Returns
Hand Me Down (2020) was her highest-charting album.
Named in the Top 10 Folk Voices of the Century and a Mercury Prize in 1999
Yorkshire roots the carols in her Christmas tour.
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