Name: Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train
Brand: Paul Kelly

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Bonus disc: No

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GAWD035CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

711297392227

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

GAWD035LP

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Artist

Paul Kelly

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Cooking Vinyl

Cooking Vinyl is a British indie label that has been around for many years. It was formerly managed by Pete Lawrence, who helped shape the label's success. With a strong reputation in the music industry, Cooking Vinyl has become known for its diverse roster of artists and high-quality releases.

As an authoritative figure in the independent music scene, Cooking Vinyl has made a name for itself by supporting talented artists and providing them with a platform to showcase their work. The label prides itself on its commitment to artistic integrity and innovation.

With the label code LC 7180, Cooking Vinyl continues to be at the forefront of discovering new talent and releasing groundbreaking music across various genres. Whether you're a fan of rock, folk, or electronic music, Cooking Vinyl offers something for everyone with its impressive catalog of releases.

Paul Kelly’s first Christmas album is an extraordinary 22-song double collection that travels across the centuries, from a Latin hymn to well-known carols, from a traditional Irish folk ballad to new Kelly music written for Christmas poems. There are songs with an unmistakable local flavour like Three Drovers and Swing Around the Sun, and a sparkling new version of one of the greatest Australian Christmas songs of them all, Kelly’s own How to Make Gravy. 

The album is delivered by Kelly and his band with a big cast of Christmas helpers, including: vocalists Vika and Linda Bull, Marlon Williams, Kasey Chambers, Alice Keath, Emily Lubitz, Lior and Emma Donovan, with contributions from the Kelly clan. The Australian writer, radio and TV presenter Waleed Aly also makes an appearance, reading verses from The Qur’an that tell the story of Mary and Jesus.

Kelly says: “I’ve chosen songs I love, which led me often to wander off the well-worn path, then chosen singers I thought best suited to them.” The album finds new ways to explore Christmas favourites too, with a Hawaiian flavour for Silent Night and an astonishing performance by Marlon Williams singing Tapu Te Pō (O Holy Night) in the Maori language.

Folk, classical, soul, carols and hymns, rock and roll. Get ready for an album that’s going to become a part of celebrating an Australian Christmas for many years to come.

Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train

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