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- 63 min
- 23 tracks
- RCA Victor
The Bells of Dublin is a 1991 album of Christmas songs and traditional carols by the Irish band The Chieftains. The album features guest performances by various artists, including Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Marianne Faithfull, Nanci Griffith, Rickie Lee Jones and the actor Burgess Meredith.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- 1The Bells of Dublin / Christmas Eve3:05
- 2Past Three O’Clock2:10
- 3St. Stephen’s Day Murders3:25
- 4Il est né / Ca Berger5:20
- 5Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil3:44
- 6I Saw Three Ships a Sailing2:48
- 7A Breton Carol3:45
- 8Carol Medley: O the Holly She Bears a Berry1:58
- 9Carol Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen1:23
- 10Carol Medley: The Boar’s Head2:02
- 11The Wexford Carol3:23
- 12The Rebel Jesus3:48
- 13Skyline Jig1:56
- 14O Holy Night4:22
- 15Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Arrival of the Wren Boys1:00
- 16Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Dingle Set2:27
- 17Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Wren in the Furze2:15
- 18Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: A Dance Duet2:29
- 19Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: Brafferton Village / Walsh’s Hornpipe1:24
- 20Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Farewell: The Piper Through the Meadow Strayed / This Is the Season to Be Merry2:09
- 21Medley: Once in Royal David’s City2:28
- 22Medley: Ding Dong Merrily on High2:12
- 23Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful3:25
23 tracks, 63 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Chieftains
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Released
- 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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