"Wassail Song" arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams | Wells Cathedral Choir (Jeremy Cole)

"Wassail" is an ancient toast meaning something like "Good health!" and also a mulled cider that was drunk as part of "wassailing" festivities, typically on the Twelfth Night of Christmas 🎄. The practice of wassailing is old and exists as a folk tradition in many parts of the United Kingdom, even today. We present here Ralph Vaughan Williams' 1913 joyful setting of the "Gloucestershire Wassail," perhaps the most famous of all the local wassail traditions, sung by the Wells Cathedral Choir under the leadership of its Director of Music Jeremy Cole 🎶.
Watch Wells Cathedral Choir perform their virtual 'Carols by Candlelight' concert online for as little as £1 (suggested donation: £5 or more) 🎵. Help spread joy this Christmas and support the wonderful traditional of cathedral music 💖! 👉 wellscathedral...
"Wassail" ist ein alter Trinkspruch, der so viel wie "Gute Gesundheit!" bedeutet, und auch ein Glühwein, der als Teil von "wassailing"-Festlichkeiten getrunken wurde, typischerweise in der zwölften Nacht von Weihnachten 🎄. Der Brauch des "wassailing" ist alt und existiert als Volkstradition in vielen Teilen des Vereinigten Königreichs auch heute noch. Wir präsentieren hier Ralph Vaughan Williams' fröhliche Vertonung des "Gloucestershire Wassail" aus dem Jahr 1913, vielleicht die berühmteste aller lokalen Wassail-Traditionen, gesungen vom Wells Cathedral Choir unter der Leitung seines Musikdirektors Jeremy Cole 🎶.
Sehen Sie dem Wells Cathedral Choir zu, wie er sein virtuelles 'Carols by Candlelight'-Konzert online für nur £1 (empfohlene Spende: £5 oder mehr) aufführt 🎵. Helfen Sie, dieses Weihnachten Freude zu verbreiten und unterstützen Sie die wunderbare Tradition der Kathedralmusik 💖! 👉 wellscathedral...
TEXT
Wassail, Wassail, all over the town,
Our bread it is white and ale it is brown;
Our bowl it is made of the green maple tree;
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Here's a health to the ox and to his right eye,
Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie,
A good Christmas pie as e'er I did see.
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Here's a health to the ox and to his right horn,
Pray God send our master a good crop of corn,
A good crop of corn as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Here's a health to the ox and to his long tail,
Pray God send our master a good cask of ale,
A good cask of ale as e'er I did see,
In the Wassail bowl we'll drink unto thee.
Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best;
Then I pray that your soul in heaven may rest;
But if you do bring us a bowl of the small,
May the Devil take butler, bowl and all!
Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock,
Who tripp'd to the door and slipp'd back the lock;
Who tripp'd to the door and pull'd back the pin,
For to let these jolly Wassailers walk in.
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mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Wells Cathedral Choir
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[@CameronGraves-ly2ih]

Ralph Vaughn Williams aka "the voice of England". Great composer! This imho is the best performance of Wassail Song. One of my all time favorite songs of the season. Merry Christmas

[@markhickling3805]

Wonderful the choir voices are amazing beautiful voices

[@mariannickg.ambassa6012]

❤

[@EdOcloo]

Nice.

[@orasaltaee3572]

Beautiful 💓👍🇮🇶

[@fenwu9632]

👍

[@CameronGraves-ly2ih]

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