Bradfordian: I read the other thread, and even wondered if I should post those lyrics there, but I couldn't be sure it was the same song everyone was talking about, because nobody quoted any lyrics!

Maybe the song was "familiar" to everyone who posted in that thread, but it certainly wasn't familiar to me!

Also, I was confused by the fact that the thread title referred to it as a "carol". The song doesn't fit any definition of "carol" that I am aware of. I realize there can be secular (non-religious) carols, but I thought, at the very least, a carol had to be seasonal, and this song makes no mention of seasons.