Lyr Add: Oh, Here's to the Holly (Logan/Loder)

Subject: Lyr Add: OH HERE'S TO THE HOLLY (Logan/Loder)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 Nov 10 - 01:56 PM

Oh, Here's to the Holly
W. M. Logan, Music E. J. Loder

Oh, here's to the holly that cures melancholy;
And hangs in the hall at Christmas time,
When wit sparkles out and wassailers shout
A stave of Christmas rhyme.
With berries red he smiles on high,
Enthroned with his mistletoe bride-
While love lights up each maiden's eye
Who blushes her swain beside.

Oh, the holly's the tree- youth doats upon thee,
Thine innocent folly age glories to see-
All ages love thee- all ages love thee-
The holly's the tree for me.

Oh, here's to the holly that kills melancholy,
And makes the board merry at festive time;
When old English cheer awakes the New Year,
And bells at midnight chime.
May all our friends in health survive
The year that to-morrow shall be;
May kindness keep that love alive
Men's hearts e'er delights to see.

Oh, the holly's etc.

Oh, here's to the holly that kills malancholy,
That gladdens each heart with twelfth-night rhyme-
When each takes a part with right merry heart,
To make the most of time.
How many meet by chance tonight,
To sport 'neath the mistletoe bough-
Whose hearts will speak and breasts unite,
Ere whisper'd a word or vow.

Oh, the holly's etc.

J. E. Carpenter, ed, The Book of Modern Songs, G. Routledge, London, 1858.
On line, book found by Jim Dixon.
http://books.google.com/books?id=omICAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Oh, Here's to the Holly
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 17 Nov 10 - 02:04 PM

Thanks, Q and Jim. It's a good song!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Oh, Here's to the Holly
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 Nov 10 - 02:18 PM

E. J. Loder wrote Eliza's Flight, music at Levy Sheet Music, By the Waters of Xarama, and other songs that can be found online, but I haven't found the music to this New Year's song.

Errors-
last verse-=Melancholy
E. J. Loder, Edwin James.

(In The Athenaeum, the song Hoist High the Flag Again, verse by Purday, is called "trash.")

Subject: RE: Oh, Here's to the Holly
From: Artful Codger
Date: 17 Nov 10 - 09:00 PM

Try this link for the Carpenter instead:
http://books.google.com/books?id=omICAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA149

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Oh, Here's to the Holly (Logan/Loder)
From: leeneia
Date: 27 Dec 21 - 01:09 PM

When this poem was posted, I wrote a new tune for it, and I'm thinking of playing it at the Mudcat Singaround today. It's an easy tune with easy chords.

Remember that the season of Christmas hath twelve days - Dec 25 to Jan 5th.