Released: November 12, 2010
Songwriter: Traditional
Producer: Mike Stevens Annie Lennox
[Verse 1]
The holly and the ivy
When they are both full grown
Of all trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 2]
The holly bears a blossom
As white as lily flow'r
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To be our dear Saviour
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 3]
The holly bears a berry
As red as any blood
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To do poor sinners good
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 4]
The holly bears a prickle
As sharp as any thorn
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas Day in the morn
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 5]
The holly bears a bark
As bitter as the gall
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 6]
The holly and the ivy
When they are both full grown
Of all trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
The holly and the ivy
When they are both full grown
Of all trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 2]
The holly bears a blossom
As white as lily flow'r
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To be our dear Saviour
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 3]
The holly bears a berry
As red as any blood
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To do poor sinners good
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 4]
The holly bears a prickle
As sharp as any thorn
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas Day in the morn
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 5]
The holly bears a bark
As bitter as the gall
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
[Verse 6]
The holly and the ivy
When they are both full grown
Of all trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
[Chorus]
O, the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing in the choir
A Christmas Cornucopia
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Silent Night
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- As Joseph Was a Walking (The Cherry Tree Carol)
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- The Holly and the Ivy
- Lullay Lullay (The Coventry Carol)
- The First Noel
- Il est né le divin enfant
- See Amid the Winter’s Snow
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Universal Child
- I Put a Spell on You
- No More “I Love You’s”
- Into the West
- Why
- Walking on Broken Glass
- Don’t Let It Bring You Down
- Little Bird
- A Whiter Shade of Pale
- Love Song for a Vampire
- Everybody Hurts
- Keep Young and Beautiful
- (I’m Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear
- Thin Line Between Love and Hate
- Fingernail Moon
- Walking on Broken Glass (David Morales mix)
- Through the Glass Darkly
- Loneliness
- Womankind
- Step by Step
- Ladies of the Canyon
- Pavement Cracks (Shanghai Surprise vocal mix)
- Twisted
- Big Sky
- Precious