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'''English Village Carols: Traditional Christmas Carolling from the Southern Pennines''' Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, SFWCD40476 (CD, 1999) 

Recordings made by [[Ian Russell]]. Some tracks previously appeared on [[A People's Carol]] or on cassettes published by [[Village Carols]].

"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."
[http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2654 Smithsonian Folkways website]


== Tracklist ==
Carollers from the Royal Hotel, [[Dungworth]]<br/>1. [[Awake, Arise, Good Christians]]<br/>2. [[Pentonville]]

Carollers from the Black Bull, [[Ecclesfield]]<br/>3. [[Hark, Hark!]]<br/>4. [[How Beautiful Upon the Mountain]]

Carollers from the Blue Ball Inn, [[Worrall]]<br/>5. [[Sweet Chiming Bells]]<br/>6. [[Star of Bethlehem]]

Carollers from the Fountain Inn, [[Ingbirchworth]]<br/>7. [[Prodigal Son]]<br/>8. [[Foster]]

Carollers from [[Castleton]]<br/>9. [[Hark, Hark!]]<br/>10. [[Shepherds Rejoice]]

The Little John Singers from [[Hathersage]]<br/>11. [[Peace O'er the World]]<br/>12. [[Hail Smiling Morn]]

Carollers from the Travellers Rest, [[Oughtbridge]]<br/>13. [[Mount Zion]]<br/>14. [[Jacob's Well]]

The [[Foolow]] Carollers<br/>15. [[Raise, Christians, Raise]]<br/>16. [[Marshall]]

The [[Coal Aston]] Carollers<br/>17. [[Expectation]]<br/>18. [[Lo! The Eastern Magi Rise]]

[[Beeston]] Methodist Carol Choir<br/>19. [[Angels from the Realms]]<br/>20. [[Three Harks]]

A Festival of Village Carols, Grenoside<br/>21. [[The Christmas Tree]]<br/>22. [[Merry Christmas]]


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