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The Ditchling Carol

from Felixstowe Nativity by Triangle

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Peter Parsons was a shoemaker and church musician from Ditchling, near Brighton. Ditchling was for a long time a well-known centre for church bands. The author was a grandson of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough.

lyrics

Be merry all, be merry all!
With holly deck the festive hall,
prepare the song, the feast, the hall
to welcome merry Christmas
Chorus:
And all remember, gentles gay:
for you who bask in fortune's ray
the year is all a holiday -
the poor have only Christmas.

You who in velvet mantle go,
defy December's tempest's roar:
oh, spare one garment from your store
to clothe the poor at Christmas (To Chorus)

You who the costly banquet deal
to friends who never famine feel:
oh, spare one morsel from your meal
to feed the poor at Christmas (To Chorus)

With blazing logs of fuel the while,
your homes within are summer's smile:
oh, spare one log from off your pile
to warm the poor at Christmas (To Chorus)

So shall each note of mirth appear
more sweet to Heaven than praise or prayer,
and angels in their carols there
shall bless the poor at Christmas (To Chorus)

credits

from Felixstowe Nativity, released March 10, 2014
Words by William Robert Spencer (1769-1834)
Melody by Peter Parsons (d. 1901)
Arrangement by Mim MacMahon

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Triangle England, UK

To say we are “an all-female, three piece a cappella band” identifies us, but does not describe us. Our themes mostly revolve around beer, religion, politics and things that go bump in the night - in no particular order. And we don't just stand there in a row singing, either; we act the songs out as melodies switch from one line to another. ... more

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