12 Days of Christmas
The Outlaw Carol That Wouldn't Die
12 Days of Christmas
The Outlaw Carol That Wouldn't Die
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Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN: 9781476689913
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 06/09/2023
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
In the whole body of Christmas carols sung in English, among the most famous and beloved is a song universally called "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Although its association with the holiday remains unquestioned, the tune was originally a raucous drinking song with wildly different connotations. This book documents the unfamiliar and distant history of one of the world's most well-known holiday songs, inextricably linked to the earliest celebrations of a festival suppressed by the Church itself.
The rowdy and mischievous tone of traditional Christmas has vanished, as have the songs that accompanied the festival of drinking, gambling, fighting, feasting and sex. Modern participants of Christmas may be either embarrassed or pleased to discover the scandalous roots of a beloved holiday classic.
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