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Continuing on in our series of Christmas carols, it’s ‘Ding dong! merrily on high’, one of our personal favourites! Its first appearance (words only) was in George Ratcliffe Woodward‘s Carols for Yule-tide (privately printed, Highgate Village, 1922): Traditionally, the first edition of ‘Ding dong! merrily on high’ (and ‘Past three a clock’) have been ascribed […]

December and a hard frost have arrived here in Chesham, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for a good carol or two! One of Simon’s pet projects for a while now has been acquiring first appearances in print of well-known Christmas carols. We thought, given the season, it would be nice to share […]