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selected songs from the "Christmas Day in the Morning" album

0:00 Star Carol ...
"Sing this night (for a boy is born in Bethlehem), Christ our Lord (in a lowly manger lies), Bring your gifts (come and worship at His cradle), Hurry to Bethlehem and see the Son of Mary."

2:49 I Saw Three Ships ...
This song possibly alludes to the camels ridden by the three kings, since camels were known as "ships of the desert"

4:58 Sans Day Carol ...
"Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk, And Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk.
[Chorus] And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be, And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Holly! Holly! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass, And Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross.
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal, And Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all.
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red, Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead.

8:06 Un Flambeau Jeannette Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella) ...
[This is a carol about two shepherdesses, Jeannette and Isabella, who find the newborn Jesus in a stable. They rush to tell the villagers, urging them to come and see the baby while being quiet to let him sleep peacefully]

10:08 Wexford Carol ...
"Good people all, this Christmas time, Consider well and bear in mind, What our good God for us has done, In sending His belovèd Son. With Mary holy we should pray, To God with love this Christmas Day; In Bethlehem upon the morn, There was a blest Messiah born."

14:05 Jesus Child ...
"Have you heard the story that they're telling 'bout Bethlehem, Have you heard the story of the Jesus child? How He came from heaven and was born in a manger bed? Mary was His virgin mother pure and mild. Sing alleluia, brothers, sing alleluja, sisters, Worship the Jesus child and praise His mother mild. 'Glory to God' the angel hosts are singing: Listen to the story of the Jesus child."

17:23 The Donkey Carol ...
"Donkey riding over the bumpy road, Carry Mary, all with her heavy load, Follow Joseph, leading you on your way, 'Til you find a stable, somewhere to rest and stay. Donkey riding over the bumpy road, Carry Mary, all with her heavy, All with her heavy, all with her heavy load...
Donkey skip for joy as you go your way, Hallelujah, Jesus is born today, Hark, the bells ring out with their message clear, Rejoice and sing that Christ our Savior divine is here, Donkey skip for joy as you go your way, hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Christ is born today."

20:53 Go Tell it on the Mountain ...
"Down in a lowly manger, The humble Christ was born, And God sent us salvation, That blessed Christmas morn."

24:00 The Very Best Time of Year ...
"Christmas trees and boughs of holly, Yuletide logs and mistletoe; Candles burning bright, and meadows frosty white, And faces in the firelight′s glow; Sounds of happy children's voices Singing carols that you love to hear; Then the silence of the night, And the winter air so still and clear.

27:39 Deck the Halls ...
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Tis the season to be jolly, Don we now our gay apparel, Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, See the blazing Yule before us, Strike the harp and join the chorus."

29:19 Shepherds' Pipe Carol ...
"Going through the hills on a night all starry, On the way to Bethlehem, Far away I heard a shepherd boy piping, On the way to Bethlehem.
[CHORUS]
Angels in the sky brought this message nigh: 'Dance and sing for joy that Christ the newborn King
Is come to bring us peace on earth, And He's lying cradled there at Bethlehem.'
Tell me, shepherd boy piping tunes so merrily, On the way to Bethlehem, Who will hear your tunes on these hills so lonely, On the way to Bethlehem?
"None may hear my pipes on these hills so lonely, On the way to Bethlehem; But a King will hear me play sweet lullabies, When I get to Bethlehem."

32:12 We Wish You a Merry Christmas ...

The Cambridge Singers
Stephen Varcoe (Baritone)

City of London Sinfonia
Directed by John Rutter

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