English Village Carols: Traditional Christmas Carolling from the Southern Pennines
Various Artists

In the village pubs of small towns around Sheffield, England, enthusiastic singers continue a centuries-old tradition of secular Christmas carol singing. Older than the more familiar Victorian conception of carols, and excluded from the church services, these village carols are performed unaccompanied or with only a few instruments. Recorded live in the pubs, filled with the spontaneous joys of singers, the clinking of glasses, and murmur of the other patrons, these are a unique and beautiful form of holiday cheer and community expression. 71 minutes, photos, map, and a 28-page booklet.
Track Listing
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Awake, Arise, Good Christians | Carollers from the Royal Hotel, Dungworth | 3:49 | |
102
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Pentonville | Carollers from the Royal Hotel, Dungworth | 4:46 | |
103
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Hark, Hark! | Carollers from the Black Bull, Ecclesfield | 3:09 | |
104
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How Beautiful Upon the Mountain | Carollers from the Black Bull, Ecclesfield | 2:24 | |
105
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Sweet Chiming Bell | Carollers from the Blue Ball Inn, Worrall | 4:03 | |
106
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Star of Bethlehem | Carollers from the Blue Ball Inn, Worrall | 4:42 | |
107
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Prodigal Son | Carollers from the Fountain Inn, Ingbirchworth | 3:37 | |
108
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Foster | Carollers from the Fountain Inn, Ingbirchworth | 4:13 | |
109
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Hark, Hark! | Carollers from Castleton | 2:17 | |
110
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Shepherd's Rejoice | Carollers from Castleton | 3:20 | |
111
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Peace O'er the World | The Little John Singers from Hathersage | 2:31 | |
112
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Hail Smiling Morn | The Little John Singers from Hathersage | 2:36 | |
113
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Mount Zion | Carollers from the Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge | 3:27 | |
114
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Jacob's Well | Carollers from the Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge | 4:25 | |
115
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Raise, Christians, Raise | The Foolow Carollers | 1:55 | |
116
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Marshall | The Foolow Carollers | 2:38 | |
117
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Expectation | The Coal Aston Carollers | 2:18 | |
118
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Lo! The Eastern Magi Rise | The Coal Aston Carollers | 1:43 | |
119
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Angels from the Realm | Beeston Methodist Church Choir (Beeston, England) | 2:27 | |
120
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Three Harks | Beeston Methodist Church Choir (Beeston, England) | 2:12 | |
121
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The Christmas Tree | Village Carollers from Grenoside | 5:11 | |
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Merry Christmas | Village Carollers from Grenoside | 3:41 |