''Sweet Bells'' is the first

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Kate Rusby Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English English folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, an ...

, 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. 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.

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Here We Come A-Wassailing ''Here We Come A-wassailing'' (or ''Here We Come A-Caroling''), also known as ''Here We Come A-Christmasing,'' ''Wassail Song'' and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, typically sung whilst wassailing, ...

" - 3:09 # "Sweet Bells" - 3:34 # "Poor Old Horse" - 3:45 # "Hark the Herald" - 4:29 # "The Holly and the Ivy" - 3:21 # "Hark, Hark, What News" - 3:21 # "Candlemas Eve" - 5:18 # "Hail Chime On" - 4:12 # "Serving Girl's Holiday" - 4:37 # "Awake Arise Good Christians" - 3:42 # "The Miner's Dream of Home" - 4:39

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{{Authority control Kate Rusby albums 2008 Christmas albums Christmas albums by English artists Folk Christmas albums