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Release Date: Saturday 1 November 2008
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"One of the most delightful & imaginative Christmas records I have ever come across" commented the record reviewer in the Oxford Times and we think this is a fair assessment of our biggest selling album. It is a veritable feast of Christmas music with Victorian musical boxes, handbells, church bells, barrel organs, street pianos, handbell choir and brass band. A kaleidoscope of sounds of the best known carol tunes intermingled with a few lesser known delights, plus the joyous pealing of the bells of St. Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol to start and end this celebration of Christmas.
1 The Bells of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol (Change ringing)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing 4.55
medley from a street piano, Regina musical box, roller barrel organ, Nicole Freres cylinder musical box and Orpheus disc piano
2 A Virgin Most Pure 2.47
choir with handbells from Dartington Hall
3 Jingle Bells, Star Of Bethlehem 3.32
penny piano, Polyphon and Regina musical boxes
4 Carol Medley - Angels From the Realms Of Glory
Away In A Manger
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The First Nowell 6.19
Grosmont Handbell Ringers
5 Carol Medley - As With Gladness Men Of Old
Glory To God In the Highest
See Amidst the Winter Snow 3.58
Sun Life Stanshawe Band
6 O Come All Ye Faithful 4.04
Medley from a street piano, barrel organ, Nicole Freres cylinder musical box, Orpheus disc piano
7 Silent Night 4.54
Sound In Brass Handbells followed by a medley from Symphonion and Polyphon disc musical boxes
8 Down In Yon Forest 1.41
Choir with handbells from Dartington Hall
9 Good King Wenceslas 3.37
Medley from Polyphon and Regina musical boxes and street piano
10 Carol Medley - Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep (Rocking)
Little Drummer Boy
Deck the Hall (Nos Galan)
Little Donkey 7.02
The Launton Handbell Ringers
11 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
Auld Lang Syne
The Bells Of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol (Change ringing) 4.43
Street piano, Polyphon and Regina musical boxes