Sweet Bells
| Sweet Bells | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2008 (original) 9 November 2009 (re-release) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 49:14 | |||
| Label | Pure Records | |||
| Producer | Kate Rusby, Joe Rusby | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The album's original cover. | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
Sweet Bells is the first Christmas album by English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 15 December 2008 on Pure Records. In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled While Mortals Sleep (2011).
The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 featuring new cover artwork by Marie Mills.[2] Sweet Bells, the carol featured on the album, is a carol peculiar to Yorkshire, based on the carol While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night but with an alternative tune and extra lyrics.
Track listing
- "Here We Come A-Wassailing"
- "Sweet Bells"
- "Poor Old Horse"
- "Hark the Herald"
- "The Holly and the Ivy"
- "Hark, Hark, What News"
- "Candlemas Eve"
- "Hail Chime On"
- "Serving Girl's Holiday"
- "Awake Arise Good Christians"
- "The Miner's Dream of Home"
References
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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