The Obligatory Snow Post

[m31andy]

So yes, we've had an inch of snow in London. I've still made it into the office though (go me!) Let's see how quickly I can get back out again...

Because draycevixen is doing a list of her favourite Christmas Songs, I thought I'd get onto the band wagon and do the same thing. She's picking popular music, but as I love singing Christmas Carols, I thought that I might pick out some of my favourite from that genre.

Mind you, favourite seems to equal 'unusual'...

I therefore present my first pick, The Gloucestershire Wassail.

You can tell it's a drinking song, can't you?!

It's also my first embedded video, so lets see how this one goes...

Comments

[gritsinmisery.livejournal.com]

OMG, I adore the "place" carols -- the ones named after counties or towns. I have an album of Victorian Christmas music played by Robin Petrie on the "piano harp" -- the hammered dulcimer in a fancy stand / case -- and it's one of my favorites. It's got The Sussex Mummers Carol, The Wexford Carol, The Sussex Carol, and The Somerset Carol. It's also got The Carnal and the Crane, The Furry Day Carol, and The Sans Day Carol (which is kind of The Holly and the Ivy, sideways.)