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The words were written by Hughie Charles, and the most popular version was sung by Vera Lynn. 1950s comedy duo Flanders and Swann premiered "Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (with refrain "The English, the English, the English are best/I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest") in their At the Drop of Another Hat revue in London on 2 October 1963.
English patriotic songs (1 C, 10 P) M. British military marches (44 P) S. Scottish patriotic songs (2 C, 17 P) Pages in category "British patriotic songs"
T. Taffy was a Welshman; Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!" Ten German Bombers; Ten Green Bottles; There Was a Crooked Man; There Was a Man in Our Town; There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
A less militaristic version of the song, titled "Official peace version, 1919", was first published in the hymn book Songs of Praise in 1925. [44] This was "official" in the sense that it was approved by the British Privy Council in 1919. [27] However, despite being reproduced in some other hymn books, it is largely unknown today. [45]
A flag anthem is a patriotic song or ode dedicated to a flag, usually one of a country (in which case it is also known as a national flag anthem).It is often either sung or performed during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a flag during a ceremony.
Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio England "Jerusalem" Unofficial [a] William Blake: Sir Hubert Parry: Northern Ireland "Londonderry Air" Unofficial [b] Jane Ross Unknown Scotland "Flower of Scotland" Unofficial [c] Roy Williamson Wales "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers") Unofficial [d] [1] [2] [3] Evan James: James James
The Monarch is the living embodiment of the United Kingdom.. Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).
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