By my reckoning there must be some seventy Christmas selections available from Kate Rusby on the six different albums.
That breaks down to about
30 carols (including 6 versions of While Shepherds and 2 each of Hark the Herald, I saw three ships and Hark, hark).
9 novelty or joke songs - Kris Kringle, Santa never brings me a banjo, some Big Brave Bill tracks, The Ivy and the Holly, Hippo for Christmas, Arrest These Merry Gentlemen and Nothin' for Christmas
7 traditional Christmas songs - Paradise, Deck the halls, Serving Girl's Holiday, A miner's dream of home, We'll sing hallelujah, Mistletoe Bough and with bawdy humour, The Christmas Goose.
6 songs are Kate's own compositions - Home, Christmas is Merry, The Holly King and Celestial Hearts, Let the bells ring and The moon shines bright
5 modern songs - Winter Wonderland, Let it snow, I am Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and A spaceman came travelling.
4 more songs are wassailing songs plus Yorkshire Merry Christmas plus Poor old horse about a similar Christmas tradition.
2 sort of counting songs - Seven good joys and The Dilly Carol.
2 more, The Wren and Candlemas mark post-Christmas celebrations
2 others, Drive the cold winter away and When the frost is all over are weather songs
1 slightly egregious track - Holmfirth Album
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