YULE SONG- Winter Solstice- What Night is This?

[@KaterinaElHaj]

For all the many people who bring my music into their homes and celebrations at Solstice time each year, I am indeed humbled by your comments and support. I send my deepest and most heart felt thanks. May you walk in the light of the Lady and speak with the wisdom of the Lord. Happy Yule. )O(

[@daveanthony7833]

Blessed be to you and your family and thank you for your music. Happy Yule.

[@AnneLeonard-k2s]

Blessed be to you and gratitude for this lovely solstice carol.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Our fire is just lit. Thank you everyone for your kind comments. Blessed yule.

[@merrymary767]

I love it. Reclaiming pagan music for a pagan festival.Beautiful job. I will teach this song to my grandchildren this Solstice. Merry Be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Blessed be Mary. Thank you. I love that you will sing it with your grandchildren this Yule. x

[@niapet]

I agree this sounds great... but how is it "reclaiming pagan music"? The original is a love song...

[@Lady_Mstikal]

Blessed Be!! Thank you for sharing this beautiful Yule Carol! I'm teaching this to my grandchildren.

[@MooSaidChicken]

"All hail the lord our son, the babe of our blessed lady?" How is this pagan?

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

See my post. This is the original Reason for the Season. Enjoy :)

[@lilithnymfaea6518]

Your voice so well embodies the frailness and ageness of winter 😍 I picture an old, wild, white haired crone slowly gliding through a winter wood. So absolutely beautiful.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Well when I wrote and recorded them I did not feel like a crone but I do now! lol Thank you. Happy Yule.

[@mandymckerl4548]

@@KaterinaElHaj There's something wonderfully archetypal carried by your voice .

[@SuperPammyk]

I just organised my first(of many)Solstice event-: it was wonderful!... and we played this lovely song-thank you: Solstice Blessings everyone

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Wonderful! Thank you. Blessed be.

[@irishfield1]

Amazing and beautiful great singing ever thank you appreciate

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Bless you. Thank you. Happy Yule. )O(

[@yourconscience5035]

Thank you. Year after year, I love listening to you sing this song.

[@TheCodeCobalt]

Thank you so much for these wonderful songs, Madame. They resound with the spirit of Yule, and bring much needed light to a darkened world. Blessed Be!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. May She shine her light on this dark world so that He can bring reason for the future. Blessed be.

[@gerpierro]

The TRUE reason for the season...beautiful!

[@professorroundbottom438]

No one says "Bah! Humbug!" with more vehemence, conviction and sincerity than a lowly retail worker. I was done with this season since Thanksgiving. Then I heard this. Sweet balm to an ailing spirit. Thank you.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Aw. Bless you. Happy Solstice.

[@briankinslow2995]

Another year to listen to this beautiful song. Something very special

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Bless you. Many thanks. )O(

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Oh yes. Oh yes. I shall spend mine on a beach this year. Blessed be the return of the light! xx

[@AliciaNyblade]

Lovely song. A merry Yule to you and yours. Blessed be!

[@Threetails]

I'm very tempted to sing this at my Yule ritual! It will be my first Yule as a recent convert, I'll be on a mountain in the Ouachita range with a magnificent view of the rising Sun. I usually don't like appropriating Christmas music with Yule lyrics, but I like this.

[@Threetails]

Wow! This is an old comment! I forgot I had even made it. A lot has changed in 6 1/2 years. My path has since led me toward Gnosticism, and I am now studying for priesthood in a church with a Valentinian reconstructionist slant. I don't regret my time as a Pagan but the path leads where it leads. Blessings!

[@TopherTensen5020]

@@Threetails if you listen to this song it's not even a pagen song

[@guerrillaradio9953]

Beautiful performance and way to make it about you and your kin! Hail to Odin and Szepasszony, a joyous Yule to you and yours. Blessed Be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Love is the law! Happy Yule to you too. Blessed be.

[@Grand.R.R.B]

My Mom used to listen to this. She passed away this year, and upon hearing this I almost cried. But this is my first Yuletide, and I know she’ll be here to celebrate with me. Blessed be🕯

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Oh my lovely. I am so sorry for your loss. After my mother died, I found so many ways I felt closer to her than when she was alive and all the peripheral stuff got in the way. After her passing I began to see all sorts of deep connections, of sameness, of love that I now live with as a constant. It is such an honour to now be part of two generations of your family through my music. She will be with you this year for sure as every future year. May the Yule fires bring you strength and the joys of Yuletide help to soothe your pain. Blessed be.

[@Grand.R.R.B]

Katerina ElHaj Blessed Be indeed, thinking of it like that really does help. And thank you for providing that music, you are so right about how perspective changes in regards to when a mother passes. I view her for what she truly was, a beautiful person and a wonderful mother. And I hope whatever Deities you believe in are present with you as well as your mother, blessed be.🕯❤️

[@joalexsg9741]

Simply perfect!! Blessed be, Merry Yuletide with many shamanic blessings! Thank you ever so much for this! Shared for sure!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Many blessings to you too. Happy Yule.

[@narwhool]

This is my new favorite Yuletide song! Beautiful! Merry Yule Everyone!

[@xxdifferent]

Oh, I love this so much! I've always liked the melody but the Christian lyrics, not so much.. Now following the Wiccan path I can enjoy this beautiful melody again. Wonderfully done! Sweet blessings to you!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Jane Sawyer Thank you. Happy Yule. :)

[@kimihirowatanuki2228]

Just so you know the christian lyics your refering to is call greensleeves and its nit christian its pagan it was my great grandmothers favorite song . Henry the 8 wrote it for ann boleyn and ann was pagan very pagan . Some say she evwn was a witch and thats why she was later killed .

[@psammiad]

"Christian lyrics"? It's Greensleeves, an Elizabethan folk song - commonly misattributed to Henry VIII but actually later.

[@dedlehaunty-fa4262]

❤

[@bushkarogfa]

It's the same tune as What Child Is This which is Christian.

[@ArtSings1946]

Love this...Love our Holy Mother and this so speaks to Her. Thanks.

[@Phytha]

Yule blessings to you all and a big Thank you for this wonderful song

[@leytufvaqlibt7861]

Wonderful! This is truly a great piece! Warm and sweet, like sitting around the fire with family and loved ones at Yule, sharing in the season. Well done! And a Merry Yule to everyone out there!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Yes you have understood exactly. The words are about my family and I staying up all night outside around a yule fire to greet the dawn and welcome back the sun. Such a powerfully magick experience for all ages. Blessed be.

[@leytufvaqlibt7861]

Katerina ElHaj And Blessed Be to you and your kin this winter!

[@yourconscience5035]

Still enjoy this piece year after year. Beautiful voice and lyrics.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

your conscience thank you. Happy Yule.

[@AliceRodriguez]

I love this Song is very Beautiful. Blessed Be to all this Solstice season. May the Yule tides bring forth warmth in our hearts and our homes. Goddess Bless

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Alice Rodriguez Thank you. Blessed be.

[@RachelCody]

OOOHHH MY GODDESS THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL AND SO IS THE SINGER'S VOICE.. WOW BLESSED BE TO ALL AND TO ALL A BLESSED YULE!!!!!

[@PrincessHellcat]

Thank you so much. I am listening to this as I put up my tree and decorate it.

[@ricardosantiago9244]

How beautiful and incredible lyrics, I think I will prepare this song with my sister for this Yule, Hail to the Gods and Blessed Be

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. What fun! Happy Yule. )O(

[@brianvannostran5138]

this is such a beautiful song a year later I'm still listening to it its peaceful and relaxing i cannot wait too light my yule log and celebrate i will be playing this song as i feast and honer the asar and Vinar and my ancestors thank you once again for posting this video.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Bless you. High praise indeed. Happy Yuletide. )O(

[@Erzahler]

I am a Christian so I follow the Christian beliefs. But I am also discovering some of the ancient Pagan beliefs and legends, especially those pertaining to Yuletide and the Winter Solstice. I know, some people might think these two belief systems at odds with each other. Maybe they are, but so what? I think it is interesting for one to immerse oneself into another religion. Besides, Christianity and Paganism seem to have several overlapping parallels during the Solstices. And Paganism IS a much older religion -- one of the oldest perhaps, even practiced by the ancient Druids? Whatever the case, I like to keep an open mind when it comes to other religious beliefs. To everyone here, I will just say -- "Season's Greetings!" 🎄

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Merry meet! Hail Saturn! )O(

[@ennjyx]

I know your comment is older, but this made me smile.

[@Grand.R.R.B]

J K Same here!

[@Stormchantress]

During the Middle Ages, missionaries would seek ways to make Christianity more familiar to the converts, while also encourage them to practise the new faith and abandon their ancient beliefs, so they would adopt many Pagan traditions to suit their purposes. The idea to celebrate the birth of Jesus during Yuletide was a political decision when Rome struggled to suppress Pagan customs (esp. Saturnalia in Pagan Rome, which took place right after the winter solstice). Bible study suggests that Jesus was most likely born in spring ;) Pagans around the globe would take notice and celebrate astronomical events that aligned with seasons and marked agricultural rhythm. Naturally, the shortest day of the year would be observed in plethora of Pagan paths, not just Celtic, but also Norse, Slavic, Roman, Egyptian (if memory serves, it marks the beginning of the Nile flowing season) Paganism. For early Christianity, it was easier to adapt their calendar than quench those celebrations. I was born in a Catholic family, but since I've become a Pagan, I've found it difficult to find Christian (Catholic) holidays that didn't stem from Paganism :)

[@jimsim3]

Hi from Ynys Mon, Just like to say Erzahler, here's an Idea, for just one season try to follow the pagan calendar and it,s celebrations make an effort with food and drink and family maybe a alter, try on that day to make connection's with nature by being part of the environment around you, search deep into your soul and share stories maybe some complementing music. see if you feel the same next year/|\

[@bobbyjohnston7857]

Respect from the Celtic Pagans of Eire to our Pagan brothers and sisters of the world. Merry Yule and Winter Solstice 2021.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

And to you! Blessed be. Happy Yule. )0(

[@clarehatfield2914]

simply beautiful thank you Blessings for this solstice xxx

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be. )0(

[@tinaakers2148]

happy yule hail hecate

[@KaterinaElHaj]

And to you. Blessed be.

[@timmy18135]

The troubled of troy

[@KSLady22]

Thank you for this. What beautiful lyrics and voice to grace this old beloved tune.

[@TarjaTurunen1Fan]

Absolutely gorgeous, touches my heart so deeply! Thank you so very much for this...Brightest Blessings and Blessed Be to you )O(

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you very much. Blessed be.

[@erinjoanna2329]

Thank you. Blessed Be.🌒🖤🌘

[@1WkdGrl]

Simply Lovely. Have a blessed Yule!!! Blessed Be.

[@jenweibel9024]

This is by far my favorite Yule song! Getting ready to pull it back out for another season.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Bless you. You made this old woman very happy. Blessed be.

[@LindaDeeTee]

What a beautiful version of this song!! Thank you all so much for taking the time and effort to share this beautiful song. Blessed be this Yule and always!

[@SpazzDJFatman]

Very beautiful. I am glad to see that there is music for the Yule. Blessed be!

[@Hotsapepper]

This is the first time I've heard this song as it should be heard. Clear, simple, sweet, poignant. Well done!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Oh thank you. Blessed be.

[@bardicloredotcom]

This is amazing. I love your voice, it's haunting.

[@RichardMoore23]

Love it!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Good! Happy Yule. )O(

[@judithmens]

thank you for you're beautiful songs and voice. Love it!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

You are very welcome. Happy Yule.

[@happyhedgewytch4573]

Love this music!Thanks for sharing

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. The singing is easy when the subject is so wonderful! lol Happy Yule to you and yours. Blessed be. )O(

[@AsheJudeCovers]

This is gorgeous... It's my first year celebrating Yule, and now I finally have some songs to listen to while everyone plays Christmas songs! Thank you! Merry met and blessed be!

[@kennenite2092]

A beautiful song!Blessed Be Katerina!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be.

[@danielle53181]

Just found this music...what a magickal voice to sing of the wonder of winter

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Many thanks. Happy Yule. )O(

[@Sollarose_mb7x8]

Beautiful ❤️

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Many thanks.

[@gloriawilson2655]

beautiful!!! such lovely music!!! Blessed Be and I hope everyone enjoyed the solstice this year

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Gloria Wilson Thank you. Blessed be.

[@LordJordanXVII]

Thank you for these special songs, ma'am. Each one is a gift!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

You are very welcome. Happy Yule.

[@LordJordanXVII]

@@KaterinaElHaj Happy Yule to you too! Winter's blessings, from West Virginia.

[@cindymoit535]

Beautiful thank you for sharing!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Cindy Moit Happy Yule. )0(

[@violetmarbles]

I love this so much. My favorite carol and your voice is so rich and lovely. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

I am so very glad. The words come from my experience of raising kids in Goddess traditions on Hadrian's wall in the country. Thank you. Blessed be.

[@AncientAtheist]

Wonderful. Thanks and Happy Yule to you.

[@VIncentSunflowers]

Happy Solstice to you, and thank you for this lovely song! Blessed be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+barrottceaver Thank YOU!. Blessed be.

[@ThePamAnne]

Katerina, I love your lyrics. They fit so well with the tune.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+ThePamAnne Thank you. They describe our Yules here at this farm. My children and I. A very magical memory for us all. Happy Yuletide. )0(

[@LadyMoonweb]

Very good, found it shared on Facebook. Blessings all witchy sisters and brothers, Rejoice for the Oak King :)

[@marlastevens9036]

Thank you! Be merry and bright. Blessed Be to all.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be.

[@mumsez]

Beautifully written. Found myself singing along by the end. Happy Yuletide.

[@gigiboy23]

Blessed Yule to you! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful talent with us! This song was used as our Yule fire burned bright! Blessings to all.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+gigiboy23 Oh how wonderful. I am so glad. Blessed be.

[@michelledashner6880]

Absolutely Hauntingly Beautiful!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Happy Yule.

[@Topher1286]

I'm in love with this song and with your voice! A Blessed Yule to all. Io Evohe.

[@wbworkout]

When I get a comment even a thank you, I send a thank you back, thank for for the time you took to post such lovely songs and even send a greeting. Blessings of the 4 directions!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you and very glad you burst into song! Happy Yule.

[@ectoplasmoid7454]

This is beautiful!!! I love your voice!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you for your kind words. Blessed be. )O(

[@witchespagansofangusw.p.aj9352]

Wonderful music, Thanks and Blessed be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you, Blessed be.

[@bombygriz]

I'm a bit late to the Yule party... but as an eclectic teen still under the shadow of parental prejudice, I had no idea there were Pagan carols! This is awesome! :)

[@AngelaBuyck]

Happy yule 2019

[@KaterinaElHaj]

And to you! Blessed be.

[@vseighmey]

This is beautiful!! Blessed Yule!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. BB

[@matangiandtheparrot4614]

Where did ya' go Katerina? Love your joyous earthy vocal... more please! Many blessings to you dear Katerina........

[@KaterinaElHaj]

My daughter got ill and I got old my love. Thank you. Happy Yule. x

[@laceyjs92]

This is wonderful!

[@Mary-ge1ee]

Love it.Blessed be.🙂🌞💖💖💖

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Happy Yule. )O(

[@Ilma1984]

May you have a wonderful solstice night!

[@mezobromelia]

Love it! Thank you

[@mandymckerl4548]

'Tis the season. Thank you

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Very welcome. Happy Yule! )O(

[@renamcvicar]

Best adaptation I've ever heard.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Oh my. High praise. Thank you. I adapted the words sitting with my children at our outdoor yule fire one winter's night. They are grown now but I feel their younger spirits in this still. Happy Yule. x

[@RavenSoulifer]

Oh wow I love the voice!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you very much. Blessed be.

[@duzyureks]

Beautiful.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Happy Yule.

[@carolduff2009]

SO lovely!!! thank you for sharing! :)

[@darknessthehedgehog3]

happy yule from a supporting catholic love you pagans and wiccan's out there you people have my full support

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Happy Yule.

[@echoside190]

Happy Yule, and a merry Christmas to you!

[@elli3352]

Merry Yule! 💜🌞

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Audra And to you!

[@erinjoanna2329]

I love this so much! Your voice is so right for it. Blessed be.🌒🖤🌘

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be.

[@joshdemarest7157]

Solstice Greetings to you all, and a happy Yule! Don't forget the REAL meaning of the season!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Yes! Blessed be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Happy Yule. Thank you.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Blessed be.

[@prudencebailey2060]

Beautiful song

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Prudence Bailey Thank you. Blessed Yule. Io Saturn!

[@patblatt8502]

beautiful!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Many thanks. Happy Yule. )O(

[@liliannakifflin6343]

May the goddess bless us, everyone. And a happy Yule. ❤💚⛄❄🎅🎄🕯

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Right back atcha.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Met in thanks. Blessed be.

[@alexisbits]

This is such a beautiful song. Love your voice!

[@GoyliathZiofister]

Lovely song

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you so much. Blessed Yule to you too.

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

For those who don't understand the connections between various midwinter festivities, a brief explanation: Google the pagan origins of "Christmas." Something involving a midwinter celebration that includes being saved by light is so common that it's unusual to find a religion without something like that. Many involve a holy mother bearing a son who will bring blessings, and most associate this boy with the sun and/or fire (candles, hearthfires, etc). Some tales are much older than the Bronze Age, while traditions like Mithraism were around at the time of early Christianity and appear to have been influential on early Christianity. Midwinter legends promising blessings to come can be found throughout many cultures from the Fertile Crescent to the Celts and Teutons to the Slavs and more. If you are curious, google it and enjoy learning how many different versions of such stories there are, varying by culture and millenium but generally offering a tale of love and light. Happy Holidays to all! May we learn to share the joys of December without squabbling over whose religion "owns" the holiday season. My gratitude and blessings to Katerina ElHaj and all who helped create this lovely carol. Message me with an e-mail address to receive a copy of my oft-shared short story "Visions of Sugarplums" (or google it, the pen name I used when I gave it to the internet was Margaret Morisson). Therein a Wiccan Priestess has a surprising visit from Santa to explain why we shouldn't be so fussy about which religion claims ownership of what holiday traditions. It is the best short story I ever wrote, and has induced misty eyes in hardened cynics who would rather say Bah Humbug than Happy Holidays. :)

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Margaret Peeler Happy Yule.

[@gregorykastrinos3035]

Blessed be, Blessed Yuletide to all of our brothers and sisters!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you so much. Happy Yule.

[@kitsrain]

love it love IT!

[@brianvannostran5138]

Beautiful

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+Brian VanNostre thanks again

[@KaterinaElHaj]

How could I not say thank you when you have taken the time to post? Happy Yule.

[@TamLinAuthor]

So well done! Very happy that this popped up immediately when I started my search for a few appropriate music pieces to link on my FB page today. Thank you! I write alternative Pagan lyrics to midwinter songs and carols too (some devotional, some humorous) and I really wish I'd written this one! But I'm glad the inspiration came to you, because your singing and musical arrangement are really lovely, and the words are perfect. Blessed be this Solstice and throughout the coming year!

[@KaterinaElHaj]

+TamLinAuthor Thank you so much. The inspiration came from my children and I sitting up all night by our outside Yule fire waiting for the frozen dawn. I use the same expierience in my versions of midnight clear and silent night. We are in northern england in an isolated rural area. All the scripture and metaphors come alive at the right time in nature all around us. English Celtic tradition. It is easy to understand how the ancients must have felt and that knowledge affirming our connection. A practice through centuries because we are all one and react to the earth in the same way. The tune is Greensleeves from tudor times of course[with major pagan influence] changed into a usa carol in the early 1900s and then reclaimed by me. Blessed be.

[@KaterinaElHaj]

Thank you. Happy Yule to you too. BB