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"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580, [1] [2] and the tune is found in several late 16th-century and early 17th-century sources, such as Ballet's MS Lute Book and Het Luitboek van Thysius, as well as various ...
(1870), set to the tune of "Greensleeves "What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin. [1]
The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and published by Gladys Music, Inc. [1] It is based on the traditional song "Greensleeves", which Presley requested to rework for him. The first version the songwriters made (in 1967) was titled "Evergreen", but Elvis never recorded it. [2] [3]
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The article currently states 'Henry did not write "Greensleeves," which is probably Elizabethan in origin and is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after his death.' - if the style of composition is later than King Henry VIII, that only shows that he did not compose the tune, it does not show that he did ...
On the cassette version of the album, Side One features the last five tracks, while Side Two plays the first four. On the case insert and on the cassette itself, "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" is written as "Sixteen Century Greensleeves". Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was re-issued on CD in re-mastered form in the US in April 1999. The European ...
Tony Bennett recorded the song for his 2008 album A Swingin' Christmas. Mark Kozelek did a version on his album Mark Kozelek Sings Christmas Carols in 2014. Sissel also sang the song for an EP of the same name in 2021. Pentatonix sang the song as a mash-up with "Pure Imagination" for their 2023 compilation album The Greatest Christmas Hits.
The lead single released from the album was the title song, written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb and originally featured on the Bee Gees' 1975 album Main Course. It was a moderate pop hit, peaking at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100, but did much better on the country (number 5) and adult contemporary (seventh of ten number 1 singles ...