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Mari-rose | Origins: The Holly and the Ivy (48) | RE: The Holly and the Ivy | 03 Dec 99 |
I always understood the holly to be a plant metaphor for Jesus and the ivy is Mary--or their non-Christian equivalents. There is a similar song in Oxford Book of Carols called Furry Day Carol from Cornwall. |