We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Instrumental version of the song by Kevin MacLeod

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"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular 16th century Christmas carol that comes from the West Country of England.^[1] It comes from the English tradition in which rich people gave Christmas treats such as figgy puddings, a type of pudding like the modern day Christmas pudding, to carolers on Christmas Eve.^[2]^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics Song Christmas-lyrics.org
↑ Lester, Meera (2007). Why Does Santa Wear Red?: And 100 Other Christmas Curiousities Unwrapped^{[permanent dead link]} p.146. Adams Media, 2007
↑ We Wish You a Merry Christmas! - Christmas Songs of England

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[1] We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics Song Christmas-lyrics.org

[2] Lester, Meera (2007). Why Does Santa Wear Red?: And 100 Other Christmas Curiousities Unwrapped^{[permanent dead link]} p.146. Adams Media, 2007

[3] We Wish You a Merry Christmas! - Christmas Songs of England

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