London: John Camden Hotten, 1868,
reprinted by Norwood Editions, Norwood, PA, 1973
Index of Songs
A Babe Is Born, 52
A Bone, God Wot!, 132
A Jolly Wassel-Bowl, 147
All Under The Leaves (Alternate Title: The Seven Virgins), 105
All You That Are To Mirth Inclined (Alternate Title: The Sinner's Redemption), 20
All You That To Feasting and Mirth Are Inclin'd (Alternate Title: Old Christmas Returned), 165
As It Fell Out One May Morning (Alternate Title: The Holy Well), 91
Boar Is Dead, The, 125
Boar’s Head In Hand Bring I, The (Later Version), 120
Carnal and the Crane, The (Alternate Title: As I Passed By A River Side), 97
Christmas Is My Name (Alternate Title: Christmas's Lamentation), 161
Come Behold The Virgin Mother (Alternate Titles: The Virgin Mother and The Babe Of Bethlehem), 70
Come Bring The Noise, 154
Contest of the Ivy and the Holly, The, 131
Dives and Lazarus (Alternate Title: As It Fell Out Upon A Day), 95
First Day Of Yule, The, 8 - A Yule-tide Carol
First Noël The Angels Did Say, The, 82: A Carol For The Epiphany
Gloucestershire Wassailer's Carol (Alternate Title: Wassail Wassail All Over The Town - Version 4), 150
Here Comes Holly, 129 (Alternate title: Alleluia Now Sing We)
Here We Come A Wassailing (Alternate Title: The Wassail Song - Version 1), 152
Holly And Ivy (Made A Great Party), 128
Holly And The Ivy, The (Now Are Both Well Grown), 85
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (Alternate Title: On Christmas Day In The Morning), 24
In Bethlehem, That Noble Place (Alternate Title: Be We Merry In This Feast), 54
In The Reign Of Great Caesar (Alternate Title: The Joyful Sounds of Salvation), 56
Ivy, Chief Of Trees (Alternate Title: The Most Worthy She Is In Town), 130
Joseph Was An Old Man (Alternate Title: The Cherry-Tree Carol - Husk), 58
Lord At First Had Adam Made, The (Alternate Title: A Carol For Christmas Eve), 3
Lulla Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby (Alternate Title: Be Still, My Blessed Babe - Husk), 49
Mark This Song, For It Is True (Alternate Title: The Carol Of Innocents), 45
My Heart Of Gold (Alternate Title: My Lady Went To Canterbury), 134
Nay, Ivy, Nay, It Shall Not Be (Alternate Title: The Contest of the Ivy and the Holly), 131
Now Christmas Day Approaches Near (Alternate Title: The Approach of Christmas), 175
One God There Is Of Wisdom (Alternate Titles: Man's Duty or Mediation For the Twelve Hours of the Day), 109
One God, One Baptisme, And One Fayth (Alternate Titles: A New Dyall or A New Dial), 107
Partly Work and Partly Play (For St. Distaff's Day), 158
Rejoice, Rejoice With Heart And Voice (Alternate Title: From Virgin's Womb This Day Did Spring), 16
Three Kings, The (Alternate Title: Now Is Christmas I-Come), 79
Twelve Good Joys Of Mary, The (Alternate Title: The First Good Joy That Mary Had), 87
Virgin And Child, The, (Alternate Title: This Endris Night - Version 2), 13
Welcome Yule (Alternate Title: Welcome Be Thou, Heaven's King), 6: A Yule-tide Carol
Welcome, Merry Christmas (Alternate Title: Be Merry All, Be Merry All), 180
When Christ Was Born of Mary Free (Alternate Title: Christo paremus canticam), 53
When Jesus The Lord (Alternate Title: The Miracles Of Christ), 104
Worcestershire Christmas Carol, The (Alternate Title: How Grand And How Bright), 36
Christmas Eve Carols:
Lord At First Had Adam Made, The (Alternate Title: A Carol For Christmas Eve), 3
On Christmas Eve (Come Bring The Noise), 154
On Christmas Eve (Come, Guard This Night), 155
Christmas Day Carols:
Christmas Cheer
Husk does not include these in his listing of "Christmas Cheer," but they seem appropriate:
Now Christmas Day Approaches Near (Alternate Title: The Approach of Christmas)
Welcome, Merry Christmas (Alternate Title: Be Merry All, Be Merry All)
Christmas Customs from Herrick
On Christmas Eve (Come Bring The Noise), 154
On Christmas Eve (Come, Guard This Night), 155
Twelfth Night, or King and Queen (Now, Now, The Mirth Comes), 156
Saint Distaff's Day (Partly Work and Partly Play), 158
Candlemas Eve (Down With The Rosemary, And So), 159
Candlemas Eve (Down With The Rosemary and Bays), 160
Candlemas Day (Kindle The Christmas Brand), 161
Carols For St. Stephen's Day [December 26]
Another similar carol not found in Husk, but found in Sandys, is Saint Stephen Was An Holy Man
The Carol Of Innocents [December 28]
Carol For New Year's Day
Twelfth Night Carol
Twelfth Night, or King and Queen (Now, Now, The Mirth Comes), 156
Carols For The Epiphany
The Three Kings (Alternate Title: Now Is Christmas I-Come), 79
Carols for Candlemas Eve and Day
Candlemas Eve (Down With The Rosemary, And So), 159
Candlemas Eve (Down With The Rosemary and Bays), 160
Candlemas Day (Kindle The Christmas Brand), 161
The Boar Is Dead, 125
The Boar’s Head In Hand Bring I (Later Version), 120
Holly and Ivy Songs
The Contest of the Ivy and the Holly, (Nay, Ivy, Nay, It Shall Not Be), 131
Holly And Ivy (Made A Great Party), 128
The Holly And The Ivy, (Now Are Both Well Grown), 85
Here Comes Holly, 129
Ivy, Chief Of Trees, 130
Wassail Songs
A Jolly Wassel-Bowl, 147
Gloucestershire Wassailer's Carol (Wassail Wassail All Over The Town - Version 4), 150
Here We Come A Wassailing (The Wassail Song - Version 1), 152
Yule-tide Carols
Welcome Yule (Alternate Title: Welcome Be Thou, Heaven's King), 6
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