Requested by Phoebe, sung by Mediaeval Baebes–The Holly and Ivy. Gee, I was all set to post this before I heard from anybody.
I am too weak this year to trim a Christmas tree, let alone bring it through the door. So we’ll need a lot of hymns.
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‘The Holly and the Ivy’
I’ve still got a big lead in my own Christmas Carol Contest. And the runner-up is “Anonymous.” *Sigh* Must’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere.
The Holly and the Ivy, sung by the choir at King’s College, Cambridge (gee, I wish it would snow a little…)
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Phoebe has an entry in our Christmas Carol Contest: The Holly and the Ivy, sung by Mediaeval Baebes.
Let’s rev up this carol contest, shall we? Look at this world–it needs Christmas! It needs the Good News: Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Our Christmas Carol Contest continues with The Holly and the Ivy by the Robert Shaw Chorale, requested by Phoebe.
Hello! If you haven’t entered yet, the contest is open to all, enter as many times as you like–and let’s just blow the cold and dark away with Christmas cheer! What could be better news than this? Jesus Christ our Messiah is come in the flesh!
‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Yes, we’re still sick. But I must be coming out of it, because I’m feeling very sappy this morning–like any little thing, as long as it’s to do with Christmas, will bring tears to my eyes.
We’ve had nothing but really foul weather since before Christmas–haven’t seen the sun in over a week.
*Sigh*
But enough of this. Here’s The Holly and the Ivy, an ancient Christmas carol here sung by Mediaeval Baebes.
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Requested by Phoebe, today’s first entry in our Christmas Carol Contest–The Holly and the Ivy, by the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers. (I was sure she was going to ask for Joy to the World. My whole schedule is thrown off now.)
Yes, we have more entries!
‘The Holly and the Ivy’ (Maddy Prior)
I’ve never heard this carol sung to this tune before–The Holly and the Ivy, by Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span.
Hey, it’s the last weekend before Christmas! Let’s have those Christmas Carol Contest entries.
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Thank you, Phoebe, for entering this beautiful hymn into our Christmas carol contest–The Holly and the Ivy, by the Robert Shaw Chorale. I don’t know about anybody else, but I’ve loved Christmas all my life and the older I get, the more it stirs my soul.
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ (Traditional)
TheWhiteRabbit asked for a traditional version of this hymn, and this is about as traditional as it gets–The Holly and the Ivy, performed by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band.
By Request, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’
Requested by Jeremy: Here’s another old familiar Christmas carol sung by a melody I’ve never heard before–The Holly and the Ivy, sung by the Norwich Cathedral Choir.
By the way, the carol contest is still on and the leading carol is still on top with 44 views on the day it was posted. Can you beat that?