We Wish You a Merry Christmas

DESCRIPTION: "We wish you a merry Christmas (x3) And a happy New Year." "We want some figgy pudding (x3) And a cup of good cheer." "We won't go until we get some (x3), So bring it out here!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Palmer-SongsOfTheMidlands)
KEYWORDS: Christmas food nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Palmer-SongsOfTheMidlands, pp. 10-13, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas/I Wish You a Merry Christmas/Open the Door/Here We Come A-Wazling" (6 short texts, 5 tunes; A-C are probably "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"; D is too short to classify; E mixed "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" with the "Souling Song"; F is "Here We Come A-Wassailing")
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 376, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (1 text)
DT, MERYXMAS
Roud #230
File: FSWB376C

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