On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (Sussex Carol)

DESCRIPTION: "On Christmas night all Christians sing To hear what news the angles bring (x2), News of great joy and of great mirth, News of our sweet redeemer's birth. "Then why should men on earth be so sad?" "Then out of darkness we see light."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Karpeles-TheCrystalSpring)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Karpeles-TheCrystalSpring 108, "On Christmas Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dearmer/VaughnWilliams/Shaw-OxfordBookOfCarols 24, "Sussex Carol" (1 text, 2 tunes)
Roud #597
File: KaCr108

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