A few years ago I tried to create a "new song" for Yule that would highlight the pagan roots of the Christmas season.

I borrowed some lines from Starhawk's winter solstice ritual in "The Spiral Dance" (you witchy types probably know who I'm talking about), changed them a bit and set them to the chords from 'Greensleeves', with a couple variations and a new melody to fit the words. Goes like this.

                         SUN CHILD

"We are awake in the night
We turn the Wheel to bring the Light
We call the sun from the womb of the night

It is the Lord of all life
Who is born again tonight
The Great Mother who gives birth to Him

Darkness and tears will be set aside
When the sun shall come up again early
This is the birthday of life, love and wings
The Sun Child, the winter-born King
The Sun Child, the winter-born King

We are awake in the night
We turn the Wheel to bring the Light
We call the sun from the womb of the night

Queen of the moon, stars and sun
Queen of the waters, of the earth
You bring us the Child of promise

Darkness and tears will be set aside
When the sun shall come up again early
This is the birthday of life, love and wings
The Sun Child, the winter-born King
The Sun Child, the winter-born King

We are awake in the night
We turn the Wheel to bring the Light
We call the sun from the womb of the night

O golden Sun of hill and field
Light the earth, light the skies
Light the waters, light the fires of our yearning

Darkness and tears will be set aside
When the sun shall come up again early
This is the birthday of life, love and wings
The Sun Child, the winter-born King
The Sun Child, the winter-born King"

- thanks for listening - daylia