Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year
Live Album by Alan Lomax feat. Shirley Collins, Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Seamus Ennis, and many more!
Released 10 October 2000
Tracklist
- 1Introduction and Hookup / Good King WenceslasAlan Lomax / Barry Lankester, O. Nall, Sheila Morton, John Chapman, Jill Wilson & Jill Farmer1:07
- 2A Caroling in the Dark / Good King Wenceslas / Good King Wenceslas / This Is the Truth Sent From Above / The Holly and the Ivy / The Holly and the IvyAlan Lomax / Children's Choir / Bryan Newey Skiffle Group / Shirley Collins / The Haddo House Choir / The Skinner's Bottom Glee Singers4:58
- 3A Boscastle Breakdown / Padstow Wassail Song / St. David's Day Dance / I Wonder as I WanderCharlie Bate and Group / Charlie Bate / Marshfield Paper Boys / Cyril Tawney4:09
- 4We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Narration / Caroling SceneWisbech Children's Choir / Alan Lomax / Wisbech Children's Choir1:11
- 5Peace O'er the WorldCarolers at the Cheshire Cheese Pub0:59
- 6Introduction to "Ballad of Jesus Christ"Ewan MacColl0:49
- 7The Ballad of Jesus ChristEwan MacColl2:10
- 8Excerpt From the Wakefield Second Shepherd's Nativity Play Pageant / Shepherd's Cradle Song / Coventry Carol / Excerpt From Wisbech Nativity PlayStephen Kirby, Ronald Soules & Walter Slasher / Hollinwood Girls' Choir / Children from the Wisbech Grammar School / Malcolm Pope2:46
- 9Christmas in LondonCharles Chilton & Alan Lomax0:43
- 10The Derby RamA.L. Lloyd and Chorus1:09
- 11Christmas Morning CalypsoFitzroy Coleman1:51
- 12UniteRans Boi Highlife Band1:41
- 13Pretty Little BabyPeggy Seeger1:52
- 14A Reading From Luke 2: 15-19 / Psalm 23 / The Mother's Consecration (Coistrig Mathar) / The Christ Child Lullaby (Taladh An Leinbh Losa) / Saint Mary's Men Are WeJoe Duthie / Peter Buchan and the Crew of the Twinkling Star / Katie Ann Nicholson / Flora MacNeil / Students from the Scalloway Junior Secondary School5:26
- 15The Day We Went to Rothsay-oIan McRae & The Joe Gordon Skiffle Group1:22
- 16Regional Hookup: God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenEwan MacColl / Charlie Bate, Peter Kennedy, P.O. Tawney / Bryan Newey Skiffle Group / Barry Lankester, O. Nall, Sheila Morton, John Chapman, Jill Wilson & Jill Farmer1:51
- 17Cromwell Versus Father ChristmasAlan Lomax1:16
- 18The Jug of Punch / Vinyl Ridge MarchThe McPeake Trio / Ravenhill Temperance Flute Band1:46
- 19Royal Belfast Hornpipe / Millicent's Hornpipe / The Tenpenny Bit / The Dublin ReelGerard O'Kane / Katie Graham / The Rakes / Séamus Ennis & Tom Comac2:42
- 20The Cherry Tree CarolShirley Collins1:45
- 21Ar Gyfe Heddiwr Bore (Anglesey Carol) / Hiraeth (On This Day's Morning)North Wales Singers / Sian Emlyn1:39
- 22Excerpt From the Symondsbury Mummers Play / Donny Brook Fair (Winlaton Sword Dance)[unknown] / [unknown]2:06
- 23Good King Wenceslas / When the Saints Go Marching In / Good King WenceslasHaslington Boys Brass Band / The Happy Wanderers2:01
- 24'Twas Mary Conceived / The Noble Stem of JesseDominic Behan / Hollinwood Girls Choir2:37
- 25The Lord's Prayer[unknown]1:25
- 26Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis) / The Gift of Power / Metrical Psalm in GaelicThe Sale and District Musical Society / Katie Ann Nicholson / [unknown]2:16
- 27No Room at the Inn / Last Month of the YearAlan Lomax2:50
- 28Hark, What News the Angels Bring / I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In / Wassail, Wassail, All Over This Town / Here We Come a-WassailingCarolers at the Cheshire Cheese Public House / Charlie Bate, Peter Kennedy & Others / Shirley Collins / Birmingham Studio Group3:06
More by Alan Lomax, Shirley Collins, Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Seamus Ennis
Release credits
- vocal [10]
- producer, guitar [27], spoken vocals [1-2, 4, 8-9, 12, 14, 16-20, 22-23, 25-26, 28], vocal [24, 27]
- conductor [26]
- maracas [12]
- banjo [23]
- arranger [4]
- vocal [1, 16]
- piano [1, 16, 19, 28]
- trombone [23]
- diatonic button accordion [3, 16]
- accordion [3, 16], diatonic button accordion [28]
- spoken vocals [9, 11-12, 23]
- accordion [3, 16], spoken vocals [1], vocal [3, 16, 28]
- guitar [3, 16], vocal [3, 16]
- bones [3, 16]
- bass [15]
- vocal [24]
- spoken vocals [1, 18-19]
- associate
- spoken vocals [1, 6, 8], vocal [7, 16]
- guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
- vocal [14]
- uilleann pipes [18], vocal [18]
- uilleann pipes [18], vocal [18]
- accordion [1, 16]
- trumpet [23]
- mandolin [19]
- vocal [8, 24]
- vocal [15]
- washboard [15]
- harp [18], vocal [18]
- spoken vocals [1, 14-15]
- vocal [1, 16]
- vocal [1, 16]
- additional [11], guitar [28], vocal [28]
- guitar [2, 16], lead vocals [2, 16]
- spoken vocals [14]
- guitar [15]
- vocal [1, 16]
- banjo [1, 16]
- spoken vocals [14, 26]
- fiddle [1, 16, 19, 28]
- liner notes
- membranophone [12]
- instrument [12]
- bass [12], instrument [12]
- bass drum [23]
- performer [8]
- performer [3]
- additional [11], recorder [2, 19]
- membranophone [12], vocal [12]
- vocal [1, 16]
- additional [11], fiddle [2, 19]
- guitar [13], vocal [13]
- vocal [14]
- spoken vocals [3], vocal [16, 28]
- mastering
- electric guitar [12]
- performer [18]
- additional [11], diatonic button accordion [19]
- guitar [1, 16, 28]
- performer [8]
- spoken vocals [1]
- vocal [1, 16]
- banjo [2, 28], lead vocals [2], vocal [28]
- vocal [20]
- performer [8]
- mastering
- tin whistle [1, 16], uilleann pipes [19]
- vocal [2]
- vocal [20]
- vocal [26]
- vocal [2]
- membranophone [1, 16, 19, 28]
- piccolo [1, 16, 28]
- banjo [23]
- performer [8]
- vocal [4]
- background vocals [7, 10], double bass [11], guitar [7, 10], performer [2, 26], spoken vocals [22], vocal [2, 5, 8, 14, 16, 25, 28], whistle [22]
Issues
SCD (The Live Christmas Day 1957 Broadcast on BBC Radio)10 October 2000