Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes is the original French version of the carol that English speakers know as Angels We Have Heard On High. The version I listen to features on a Bruce Cockburn Christmas album that I like to listen to this time of year. Cockburn’s version features the first three verses listed below. …

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Driving to Adelaide and back tomorrow and Saturday will give me time to listen to Kate Rusby’s two Christmas albums, Sweet Bells and While Mortals Sleep. Both albums feature a range of English folk songs related to the Christmas season, demonstrating Rusby’s vocal prowess and the rich variations of songs and melodies that represent regional …

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