I suppose it was about time for someone to refresh this thread again.

I noticed some queries about "Past 3 o'clock", the tune for this is called "London Waites". The usual version of this has the verse:

Born is a baby, gentle as maybe,
Son of th'eternal father supernal.

But when I was at school we sang a different set of lyrics completely - much more about the Waite (watchman) patrolling the city. All I can remember is:

Safe in your beds, you gentry are sleeping,
While under the stars my watch I am keeping.

Does anyone have the rest of these lyrics ? - Masato ?


One of my favourite modern Christmas Songs is "Standing in the Rain" by Sydney Carter. It's all about the idea of Christ turning up in an upper-class district on a christmas day.