Wow! Phoebe found one for us–The Boar’s Head Carol, first published in `1521 but surely older than that: “Giving praise to God we sing!” This rendition is by Steeleye Span with Maddy Prior.
Serving the boar’s head for a Christmas feast would probably send me running screaming to the sidewalk–but way back then, it was a glory. And glory’s very much a part of Christmas.
Love these super oldies and trying to imagine life back in the far past.