Here We Come A-wassailing

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Here we Come A-wassailing (or Here We Come A-caroling ) is a traditional English Christmas song and New Year's Song, it seems to consist of. 1850. Old English songs refer to 'wassailing', or singing door-to-door christmas carols that want good health, while a - is an age-old intense prefix; compare A-Hunting We Will Go and the lyrics for The Twelve Days of Christmas (for example, "Six geese a - laying").

By Digest Readers ; "Christmas spirit often makes the rich a little more generous than usual, and beggars and orphan bands dance their way through the snowy streets of England, offering to sing with joy and telling good fortune if the householder will give them a drink from a bowl of issail or a penny or pork pie or, let them stand for a few minutes beside the warmth of the fireplace.The bowl of the vessel itself is a warm combination of hot ale or beer, apples, spices and mead, just enough alcohol to warm your fingers, fingers and tingling fingers of the singers. "

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Like most Christmas songs, there are several related versions of those words. One version is presented below, based on the text given in the New Santa Essay Book . The verses are sung in 6/8 time, while the chorus switches to 2/2.

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Variant

The variant is known as "Here We Come A-Christmasing". It replaces the word "wassail" with "Christmas".

There are also other variants (often, but not always, sung by Americans) where, the first verse is sung, "Here We Come A-Caroling" and is so titled. Often in this version, the third verse (immediately after the first refrain (see the lyrics)) is deleted, along with the following refrain, but this depends on the version used.

Another variant is entitled, "We Have Been Temporary" or "Yorkshire Wassail Song."

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Notable recording

This song has been performed by:

• Singer Ray Conniff
• Alvin and the Chipmunks on 1963 album Christmas with The Chipmunks, Vol. 2 .
• Duet by Perry Como and Ray Charles Singers - medley with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
• The instrumental version appeared on the album A Canadian Brass Christmas
• The Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler.
• The King's Singers on the album A Little Christmas Music
• Christmas Claymation Celebration
• Harry Secombe on his 1966 album My Favorite Carols
• The Boy Least Possible For on their 2010 holiday album Christmas Special
• Kate Rusby on her 2008 album Sweet Bells

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Source of the article : Wikipedia