Name: The Sans Day Carol
Duration: P00H02M31S
Description: The theme was "Easter" and this (like the better known "The Holly and The Ivy") was traditionally sung at Easter. Unusually for my Trad Song Tuesday, you get bonus harmony vocals here.

The Sans Day Carol

from Trad Song Tuesdays I by Piers Cawley

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The theme was "Easter" and this (like the better known "The Holly and The Ivy") was traditionally sung at Easter. Unusually for my Trad Song Tuesday, you get bonus harmony vocals here.

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Oh the holly bears a berry as white as the milk
And Mary bore Jesus and wrapped him in silk
And Mary bore Jesus, our saviour for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood it was the holly
Holly! Holly! The first tree in the greenwood it was the holly

Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass
And Mary bore Jesus who died on the Cross
And Mary bore Jesus, our saviour for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood it was the holly
Holly! Holly! The first tree in the greenwood it was the holly

Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal
And Mary bore Jesus who died for us all
And Mary bore Jesus, our saviour for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood it was the holly
Holly! Holly! The first tree in the greenwood it was the holly

Now the holly bears a berry as blood it is red
And we trust in our saviour who rose from the dead
And Mary bore Jesus, our saviour for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood it was the holly
Holly! Holly! The first tree in the greenwood it was the holly

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from Trad Song Tuesdays I, released July 7, 2020

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Piers Cawley Doncaster, UK

A singer for as long as he can remember, Piers (he/they) sings Old Songs with a clarity and conviction that makes them as fresh as paint.

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