Huh! No entries this morning in our Christmas Carol Contest. Well, I’ve got a carol which I don’t expect anyone else will think of asking for–
Pat-a-Pan, sung here by Quadriga Consort, was in our 7th-grade chorus’ Christmas Concert. It was originally a Burgundian Christmas carol… and it goes back a long way.
I suddenly realized yesterday that I’d neglected to post one of my favorite Christmas carols–but not to worry: SlimJim requested it this morning. Have you noticed that we have a great many coincidences around here?
Pat-a-Pan is an old, old Burgundian carol. Here we have it by Quadriga Consort. I’m so happy that we haven’t missed it. Now, if I can just find a carol featuring a harpsichord…
I wonder if I ought to post Christmas carols now and then throughout the year.
This is an instrumental piece by Quadriga Consort, Sing We Now of Christmas, French and English traditional.
Christ must conquer.
There aren’t many carols for a fife and a drum anymore; but here’s one from medieval Burgundy, before it was part of France: Pat-a-Pan, performed by Quadriga Consort. We used to sing this in school–imagine that.