Name That Christmas Tune, day 22
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lumineauxLove and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too,
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year.
And God send you a happy New Year.
The real trick with this song is not to recognize it, but to get the correct title. Which happens to be Here We Come A-Wassailing or Here We Come A-Caroling. Or yes, sometimes just the Wassail Song (but about a dozen different tunes are sometimes called "The Wassail Song.")
My last challenge evidently proved too challenging. No one got it. This lyric:
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,
And Mary bore Jesus, all wrapped up in silk
Is from the first verse of the Sans Day Carol (also known as the Saint Day Carol). (http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/sans_day_carol.htm)
So, todays extra credit is:
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock
Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock
Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin
For to let these jolly wassailers in.
Note that this is NOT the same song as the one above. ;-) It is properly known as the Gloucester Wassail, but many songbooks call it simply The Wassail Song (along with about a dozen or so other songs with "wassail" in the lyrics).
And to you your wassail too,
And God bless you and send you a happy New Year.
And God send you a happy New Year.
The real trick with this song is not to recognize it, but to get the correct title. Which happens to be Here We Come A-Wassailing or Here We Come A-Caroling. Or yes, sometimes just the Wassail Song (but about a dozen different tunes are sometimes called "The Wassail Song.")
My last challenge evidently proved too challenging. No one got it. This lyric:
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,
And Mary bore Jesus, all wrapped up in silk
Is from the first verse of the Sans Day Carol (also known as the Saint Day Carol). (http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/sans_day_carol.htm)
So, todays extra credit is:
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock
Who tripped to the door and slipped back the lock
Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin
For to let these jolly wassailers in.
Note that this is NOT the same song as the one above. ;-) It is properly known as the Gloucester Wassail, but many songbooks call it simply The Wassail Song (along with about a dozen or so other songs with "wassail" in the lyrics).
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Date: 2009-12-22 11:56 am (UTC)I actually know the second one, but not under the title you give. I'll have to rack my brains a bit to remember what title I know it under, though.
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Date: 2009-12-22 01:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-22 01:45 pm (UTC)as well, the title I know #1 by is "Here We Come A-Caroling"
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Date: 2009-12-22 01:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-22 08:05 pm (UTC)