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Christmas
Studio Album - October 1988
The Players were a band formed by Andy Mackay to record an album of traditional Christmas melodies. The album was first released by Rykodisc in 1988 and was re-released in 1996 by Expression records with a shorter track listing and new sleeve design.
Dropped from the re-issue were "While Shepherds Watched", "Little Jesus Sweetly Sleeps", "The First Noel", "Once In Royal David's City", "O Come,O Come Emmanuel" and "The Holly And The Ivy" only appeared once.
Album Track Listing
- The Holly And The Ivy
- In Dulci Jubilo/I Saw Three Ships
- Good King Wenceslas
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Angels From The Realms Of Glory
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- While Shepherds Watched
- As With Gladness
- We Three Kings
- Little Jesus Sweetly Sleeps
- The Holly Bears The Berry
- Coventry Carol
- Away In A Manger
- The First Noel
- Joy To The World
- The Holly And The Ivy
- Ding Dong Merrily On High
- On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)
- Jingle Bells
- Here We Come A-Wassailing
- Past Three O'Clock
- The Rising Of The Sun
- Once In Royal David's City
- O Come,O Come Emmanuel
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Silent Night
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- The Boars Head Carol
- Deck The Halls
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- The Holly And The Ivy