Traditional: The Holly & The Ivy-John Lambert/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roy Robertson

[ti:Traditional: The Holly & The Ivy] [ar:John Lambert] [al:The Magic of Christmas] [offset:0] [00:00.33]Traditional: The Holly & The Ivy - John Lambert/Christopher Hughes/Simon Haynes/Roy Robertson [00:03.22]The holly and the ivy, [00:05.83] [00:06.57]When they are both full grown, [00:09.62]Of all the trees that are in the wood, [00:13.45]The holly bears the crown. [00:15.52] [00:16.37]The rising of the sun, [00:19.21] [00:19.85]And the running of the deer, [00:22.61] [00:23.25]The playing of the merry organ, [00:26.42]Sweet singing in the choir. [00:29.77] [00:31.77]The holly bears a berry, [00:33.85] [00:34.68]As sweet as any flower, [00:38.47]And mary bore sweet jesus christ, [00:41.13]To be our sweet saviour. [00:44.48]The rising of the sun, [00:46.74] [00:47.65]And the running of the deer, [00:50.36] [00:50.95]The playing of the merry organ, [00:53.23] [00:54.03]Sweet singing in the choir. [00:57.89] [00:59.36]The holly bears a berry, [01:01.92] [01:02.72]As red as any blood; [01:04.88] [01:05.46]And mary bore sweet jesus christ, [01:08.87]For to do us sinners good. [01:11.80] [01:12.43]The rising of the sun, [01:14.95] [01:15.57]And the running of the deer, [01:18.25] [01:18.93]The playing of the merry organ, [01:21.22] [01:21.96]Sweet singing in the choir. [01:25.36] [01:27.33]The holly bears a prickle, [01:29.69] [01:30.52]As sharp as any thorn, [01:33.35]And mary bore sweet jesus christ, [01:36.85]On christmas day in the morn'. [01:40.33]The rising of the sun, [01:42.76] [01:43.33]And the running of the deer, [01:45.99] [01:46.66]The playing of the merry organ, [01:49.76]Sweet singing in the choir. [01:53.14] [01:55.04]The holly bears a bark, [01:57.55] [01:58.37]As bitter as any gall; [02:01.16]And mary bore sweet jesus christ, [02:04.41]For to redeem us all. [02:07.15] [02:08.09]The rising of the sun, [02:10.54] [02:11.12]And the running of the deer, [02:13.82] [02:14.48]The playing of the merry organ, [02:17.70]Sweet singing in [02:19.52]Sweet singing in [02:25.41] [02:26.94]In the choir. [02:37.93]