Ancient English Christmas Carols MCCCC to MDCC e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This carol then suggests the probability that there were Yule songs, at least of the wassail type, among the Anglo Saxons; and it is almost certain that customs originally pagan, such as the procession of the boar's head and the holly and ivy contests, would have been accompanied by some kind of song-dance.