Village Carols: Break Forth in Song!

Village Carols from the Blue Ball Inn, Worrall

On the Sunday lunchtimes between Armistice Day and Christmas Day people gather from far and near to take part in this unique feast of singing. Standing shoulder to shoulder they celebrate the season with a repertoire of carols second to none.

Such is the power of the singing that it's as if you could lean your back against it. To the accompaniment of an electric organ, skilfully played by Julia Bishop, some sixty or more enthusiasts confidently chart their way through a session, with scarcely a glance at any words or music, singing instinctively in parts, and observing excellent order, especially  for the solos and the exquisite symphonies that punctuate the verses.

The Carols

1.      Merry Christmas

2.      Hark, Hark! Hark, Hark!

3.      Liverpool

4.      A Song for the Time - John Fowler

5.      Hail Smiling Morn

6.      Egypt

7.      Pentonville

8.      Back Lane

9.      Jacob's Well

10. Realms of Glory

11. Star of Bethlehem

12. Christmas Tree - John Colley

13. Mount Zion

14. Lloyd

15. Mount Moriah

16. Old Foster

17. Holmfirth Anthem

18. Diadem

With thanks to Julie Bailey, licensee of the Blue Ball Inn.

This CD is dedicated to the memory of Jack Couldwell, John Dawson, and Lol Loy, as well as to all the carollers who have kept the tradition at Worrall in such excellent fettle, both in the past and today.

Village Carols CD VC011 2010