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1. The First Nowell (Trad., England; c. 1500) - Church bells.
2. Wassail Song (Trad., England; c. 1700) - Tin whistle, finger cymbals, French horns, flugelhorns, tuba.
3. The Holly and the Ivy - (Trad., England; c. 1200) Bassoon, bodhran, finger cymbals, Baroque organ, French horn, trombones, coronet, trumpet, tuba.
4. Sussex Carol (Trad., England/Ireland; c. 1600) - Bassoon, French horn, tuba, flugelhorn, harp, finger cymbals.
5. What Child is This? (Trad., England; c. 1500) - Flute, finger cymbals, autoharp, cello, glockenspiel, harpsichord.
6. Patapan (de la Monnoye, France; c. 1720) - Recorder, tambourine, bodhran, finger cymbals, handclaps, guitar, harp, cello.
7. Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein (Trad., Germany; c. 1300) - Autoharp, glockenspiel, guitar, mixed strings, cello.
8. Riu Riu Chiu (Trad., Spain; c. 1400) - Bells, handclaps, bodhran, glockenspiel, choral voices.
9. Wexford Carol (Trad., Ireland; c. 1200 - 1500) - Flute, synth pad, fretless bass, harp, bodhran.
10. Adeste Fideles (Trad., Portugal; c. 1200) - Guitar, Baroque organ.
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Trad., England; c. 1400) - Bodhran, tin whistles, bowed zither, handclaps, tambourine, finger cymbals.
12. Coventry Carol (Trad., England; c. 1500) - Harp, oboe, cello.
13. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Trad., England; c. 1400 - 1500) - Flute, harp, guitar.
14. Fum Fum Fum (Trad., Catalan; c. 1500 - 1600) - Bassoons, flute, harp, bodhran, finger cymbals, handclaps.
15. O Come O Come Emmanuel (Trad., France; c. 1400) - Harp, bells, cello, choral voices.
16. Carol of the Bells - (Leontovych; Ukraine; 1919) - Glockenspiel, cello.
17. Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabella (Carpentier; France; c. 1600) - Baroque organ.
18. Tempus Adest Floridum (Trad., Finland; c. 1200) - Bells, French horns, tubas, flugelhorn.
19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Trad., England; c. 1500) - French horn, tuba, trumpet, tambourine, bodhran, trombones, finger cymbals.
All songs arranged and performed by Skip Via. Dates indicate the probable origin of the music; most of our familiar lyrics were added later. December 2019.
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