Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy-Jessye Norman/New York Choral Artists/New York Choral Society/American Boys Choir/American Boy Choir/Empire Chamber Ensemble/Robert De Cormier

[ti:The Holly and the Ivy] [ar:Jessye Norman] [al:Jessye Norman - Christmastide and In the Spirit] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy - Jessye Norman/New York Choral Society/American Boy Choir/Empire Chamber Ensemble/Robert De Cormier [00:05.12]Written by：Traditional/ [Composer/Author] [00:10.25]The holly and the ivy [00:12.09]When they are both full grown [00:14.13]Of all the trees that are in the wood [00:16.52]The holly bears the crown [00:18.59]The rising of the sun [00:20.85]And the running of the deer [00:22.69]The playing of the merry organ [00:25.17]Sweet singing of the choir [00:26.93] [00:30.56]The holly bears a blossom [00:32.69]As white as lily flower [00:34.54]And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ [00:36.75]To be our sweet Saviour [00:39.21]The rising of the sun [00:41.20]And the running of the deer [00:43.32]The playing of the merry organ [00:45.54]Sweet singing of the choir [00:47.62] [00:51.43]The holly bears a berry [00:53.49]As red as any blood [00:55.50]And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ [00:57.83]To do poor sinners good [01:00.31]The rising of the sun [01:02.50]And the running of the deer [01:04.81]The playing of the merry organ [01:07.23]Sweet singing of the choir [01:09.55] [01:10.87]The holly bears a prickle [01:12.69]As sharp as any thorn [01:14.65]And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ [01:17.04]On Christmas Day in the morn [01:19.30] [01:19.82]The rising of the sun [01:21.48]And the running of the deer [01:23.93]The playing of the merry organ [01:26.34]Sweet singing of the choir [01:28.34] [01:32.45]The holly bears a bark [01:36.11]As bitter as any gall [01:39.25] [01:39.76]And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ [01:43.70]For to redeem us all [01:47.34] [01:48.37]The rising of the sun [01:51.64]And the running of the deer [01:56.24] [01:57.03]The playing of the merry organ [02:01.62]Sweet singing of the choir [02:04.77] [02:08.89]The holly and the ivy [02:10.63]Now both are full well grown [02:12.72]Of all the trees that are in the wood [02:15.05]The holly bears the crown [02:17.47]The rising of the sun [02:19.49]And the running of the deer [02:21.68]The playing of the merry organ [02:24.29] [02:27.04]Sweet singing [02:30.65] [02:31.27]Sweet singing [02:37.45] [02:38.07]Sweet singing of the choir