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Hone's 1823 Ancient Mysteries Described, which lists the carol's title as mentioned above, also describes (p 94) [5] a British Museum manuscript: The same volume contains a song on the Holly and the Ivy which I mention because there is an old Carol on the same subject still printed. The MS begins with, Holly and ivy in the snow in Elmstead Wood
The song, which is listed as no. 35 in the Oxford Book of Carols, is very closely related to the more famous carol "The Holly and the Ivy". According to the Roud Folk Song Index, the "Sans Day Carol" and "The Holly and the Ivy" are variants of the same song (Roud 514).
"The Lighthouse Keeper" is a song by British singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on 20 November 2020 as a single from their extended play, The Holly & the Ivy (2020). [1] [2] [3] The song was written by Labrinth and Sam Smith. It peaked at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Mairzy Doats" is a novelty song written and composed in 1943 by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston. It contains lyrics that make no sense as written, but are near homophones of meaningful phrases. The song's title, for example, is a homophone of "Mares eat oats".
Green Groweth the Holly", also titled "Green Grow'th the Holly", is a 16th-century English poem and carol written by King Henry VIII of England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The carol was written as "a carol for three voices".
An identical printing appeared four years later in The Franklin Square Song Collection. [7] The pluralizing of the title of the carol to "Deck the Halls" is found as early as 1892. [8] Other common alterations replace the word "Yule" or "Yuletide" with "Christmas."
Ah, won't you buy my holly? Oh you who love the green. Do take a little branch of each, and on my knees I'll pray That God will bless your Christmas and a happy New Year's Day. Like many traditional or older pieces a number of versions of the lyrics exist. For example: Come buy my nice fresh ivy, And my holly boughts so green, I have the ...
"Holly Holy" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond with instrumental backing provided by the American Sound Studio house band in Memphis. Released as a single on October 13, 1969, [ 1 ] it was a successful follow up to " Sweet Caroline ", reaching #6 on the U.S. pop singles chart by December.