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Thread #125811   Message #2789039
Posted By: Herga Kitty
15-Dec-09 - 03:35 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Popular carols 'have folks roots'
Subject: RE: Folklore: Popular carols 'have folks roots'
I was a bit surprised that the BBC suddenly and belatedly discovered that While Shepherds Watched can be sung to the tune of Ilkley Moor.. We sang it at our Herga carol singing session on Sunday evening. Of course you can also sing "O little town of Bethelehem" to the tune of "Adieu sweet lovely Nancy" and the Wild Rover to the tune of Away in a Manger....

Kitty