CD (The Live Christmas Day 1957 Broadcast on BBC Radio)
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
S- SCD (The Live Christmas Day 1957 Broadcast on BBC Radio)10 October 2000