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Christmas Carols · No. 19 · Words: Traditional
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional English Christmas carol originating from 16th-century West Country England, sung by carolers visiting homes and demanding figgy pudding as a festive treat. It is one of the most widely recognized holiday songs in the English-speaking world.
Verse 1
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
Chorus
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
Verse 2
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
And bring some out here!
Verse 3
For we all like figgy pudding,
We all like figgy pudding,
We all like figgy pudding,
So bring some out here!
Verse 4
And we won't go until we've got some,
We won't go until we've got some,
We won't go until we've got some,
So bring some out here!
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