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The Albion Christmas Band: Under the Christmas Tree

The Albion Christmas Band: Under the Christmas Tree (Talking Elephant TECD411)

Under the Christmas Tree
The Albion Christmas Band

Talking Elephant TECD411 (compilation CD, UK, 22 October 2018)

Compiled by Malcolm Holmes;
Band photograph by Debs Earl (Folk in the Barn);
Design by Mick Toole

Musicians

Kellie While: vocals, acoustic guitar;
Simon Care: melodeon, drum, morris bells;
Ashley Hutchings: vocals, bass guitar, spoken word;
Simon Nicol: vocals, acoustic guitars

Tracks

  1. The Advent Polka / St Nick’s Brawl (1.52)
  2. I Love This Time of Year the Best (4.04)
  3. Frozen Man (4.04)
  4. The Shepherds Carol (0.56)
  5. Rebel Jesus (4.50)
  6. Comfort and Joy (4.46)
  7. Voices Raised in Simple Worship (0.50)
  8. In the Bleak Midwinter (4.30)
  9. Little Johnny England (3.54)
  10. River (4.18)
  11. Humours Upon the Ice (4.36)
  12. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Roud 24646) (1.42)
  13. Mad World (3.22)
  14. Calling On / On Hogmanay (2.36)
  15. Well So That Is That (1.23)

Track 1 Simon Care;
Track 2 Ashley Hutchings, Kellie While, Simon Nicol;
Track 3 James Taylor;
Track 4 poem by Norman Nicholson;
Track 5 Jackson Browne;
Track 6 Clive Gregson;
Track 7 excerpt from A Song for Every Season by Bob Copper;
Track 8 Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst;
Track 9 trad. arr. Ashley Hutchings;
Track 10 Joni Mitchell;
Track 11 anon., Ashley Hutchings, Simon Care, Simon Nicol;
Track 12 E.H. Sears, arr. Simon Care;
Track 13 Roland Orzabal;
Track 14 trad. arr. Simon Care;
Track 15 excerpt from a poem by W.H. Auden

Tracks 1, 5, 9 are from An Albion Christmas (TECD060, 2003);
Tracks 7, 10 are from Winter Songs (TECD103, 2006);
Tracks 2-4, 6, 11-12 are from Snow on Snow (TECD135, 2008);
Tracks 8, 13-14 are live recordings from the Under the Apple Tree sessions in 2018