Monthly Archives: December 2014

As traditional and familiar as most any English Christmas carol, the song is among the season’s more anachronistic, an evocation of a holiday custom that pretty much puzzles modern celebrants: wassailing. Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green; … Continue reading →

Noel [noh-el] – noun – a Christmas song or carol We are all very familiar with The First Noel but have you ever wondered what came after that? The first specifically Christmas hymns that we know of appear in fourth … Continue reading →