England's finest Folk singer and interpreter of classic material presents her second volume of South Yorkshire inspired songs and carols, following on from Sweet Bells. Features the Kate Rusby Band: Ed Boyd (guitar), Damien O'Kane (tenor guitar, banjo, guitar), Duncan Lyall (double bass) plus The Brass Quintet Boys.
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This was written by an American Wm B Bradbury and features in his book 'Fresh Laurels for the Sabbath School' published in 1867. I have known this since childhood and it is part of the South Yorkshire Carol Tradition.
lyrics
Who comes this way so blithe and gay,
upon a merry Christmas Day?
So merrily, so cheerily,
with his peaked hat and his reindeer sleigh,
With lots of toys for girls and boys,
as pretty as you ever did see?
O, this is Santa Claus's man,
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree.
Ho ho, ho ho, ho ho ho ho ho ho....
Chorus:
Then jingle, jingle, jing-a-jing-a-jing,
Right merry we shall be,
Oh, jingle, jingle, come Kris Kringle,
Come with your Christmas tree,
And welcome, welcome, welcome Kris,
Right welcome you shall be,
Oh here he is, yes, yes, 'tis Kris,
'Tis Kris with his Christmas tree,
The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree,
The Christmas tree.
His sleigh bells ring with a merry jing,
as of its reefs the reindeer springs,
Gee up! Gee ho! See how they go,
Away o'er ice and the drifts of snow.
For he must call one and all,
his master's pretty pets you see,
Oh, this is Santa Claus's man,
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree.
Ho ho, ho ho, ho ho ho ho ho ho....
Chorus
With cakes and plums, trumpets and drums
And lots of pretty things he comes
So now be quick, your places take
And all a merry circle make,
For now he's near, he'll soon appear
And we, his merry face will see
Oh, welcome Santa Claus's man
Kris Kringle with his Christmas tree
Ho ho, ho ho, ho ho ho ho ho ho....
Chorus
credits
from While Mortals Sleep,
released December 5, 2022
Vocals: Kate Rusby
Guitar: Damien O'Kane
Double Bass: Duncan Lyall
Diatonic Accordion: Julian Sutton
Cornet: Rich Evans
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Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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