Trees Are All Bare (Christmas Song)

DESCRIPTION: "The trees are all bare, not a leaf to be seen, And the meadows their beauty have lost." The weather is cold and work is hard for people and animals; even the birds and hares cannot find food. Christmas is come; rejoice in the new year
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1971 (Copper-ASongForEverySeason)
KEYWORDS: farming hardtimes food Christmas
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Copper-ASongForEverySeason, pp. 202-203, "Christmas Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1170
File: CopSe202

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