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‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ and the ‘cheerful nonsense’ of English Christmas Carols
December 24, 2023
On the first day of Christmas, My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree.  On the second day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree.  On the third day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Three French hens, Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear
Hear the angels sing: Some Christmas carols have a more complicated origin than we think
December 01, 2023
We might be surprised by the origin of certain Christmas carols, says Andrew Gant One of the notable features of our much-loved Christmas Carol tradition is that quite a lot of it doesn’t have much to do with Christmas. “The Holly and the Ivy” belongs to a rich tradition of fertility songs about the turning
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