This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911.
This is by Darke :
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In The Bleak Midwinter
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The Autumn 2021 Competition
All Articles published from the 25th October until the 26th November will be eligible. Sadly no holidays abroad as prizes again this year. 1st will receive an engraved Dartington Crystal tankard/glass plus a case of [more…]
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols: Merry Christmas! OldTrout 2018
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The Holly and the Ivy
The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. An early mention of the carol’s title occurs in William Hone’s 1823 work Ancient Mysteries Described, which includes [more…]