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The Wassail Song unlike other Christmas carols does not celebrate the nativity.The Wassail Song celebrates the New Year! ... The composer of the music to the wassail song is also unknown.
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The Wassail Song unlike other Christmas carols does not celebrate the nativity.The Wassail Song celebrates the New Year! ... The composer of the music to the wassail song is also unknown.
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Version 1; Compare: The Wassail Song - Version 2 ... Music: Traditional English Wassail Song, 17th century; MIDI / Noteworthy Composer / PDF ... Here we come a-wassailing (The Wassail Song; alternate title: The Wassailers' Carol), 253...
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The Wassail Song is among the best known of the traditional wassail songs, and was well-known throughout England by the middle 19th century. It's roots, however, certainly go back even further.
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Husk, Song's of the Nativity, 1868 [1-8] & Ritson, Ancient Songs and Ballads, 1829 [8-9] ... 1. Here we come a-wassailing A-mong the leaves so green, Here we come a-wandering, So fair to be seen: REFRAIN Love and joy come to you, And to your wassail too And God bless you, and send you A Happy...
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The Wassail Song Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green, Here we come a wand'ring, So fair to be seen. (Chorus) Love and joy come to you, And to your wassail too, And God bless you and send you a happy new year, And God send you a happy new year.
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The Watersons (Mike Waterson lead, Lal and Norma Waterson and John Harrison on chorus) sang this as Wassail Song on their 1965 LP Frost and Fire and reissued on CD in 1990 and 2007. It was also reissued on the Topic CD sampler The Season Round.
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