2016 – Wassailing Song

This is the first of my annual Christmas Carol letters. Here is a traditional wassailing text, adapted into a cheeky and not always straightforward 4-part harmony. Honestly, it’s not a great piece of music, but I’m keeping it here as a a record of very humble, or humbling, beginnings. Variations on the wassailing theme exist in dozens of old lyrics. They all share in common the theme of the poor, pitiable singers, traveling around in groups begging for alms, or more likely, alcohol! The singing only gets better as the night goes on…

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