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The Longest Winter
05:01
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He came from the North and he brought the snow, snow, snow
In the deepest of drifts that billowed against the door, door, door
The longest winter I had ever known, known, known
We kept each other warm in the snow, snow, snow
He led me outside and said we should go, go, go
To see how the ice flows piled against the shore, shore, shore
Moving water hardened into stone, stone, stone
O, how my blood, it rushed, crying go, go, go
He tended the fire and set it aglow, glow, glow
Maple and ash to cheer us against the storm, storm, storm
And in the evening flames turned into smouldering coals
We kept each other warm in the glow, glow, glow
He whispered my name and lay me down slow, slow, slow
In a blanket of down he pressed me against the floor, floor, floor
Dying embers, in his eyes they shone, shone, shone
Breathless the whole night through, we moved slow, slow, slow
The days stretched their arms, the South winds did blow, blow, blow
In through the open window, in through the open door
And just like a bird that can't be kept inside a nest he buttons up his vest
He's flown, he flies, he goes, goodbye
He knows that I can ne'er know why
But I will always hold him close
He's there inside my mind
The cold wind e'er it blows, blows, blows...
He came from the North and he brought the snow, snow, snow.
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Bergundian Carol
04:23
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The winter season of the year
When to this world a babe was born
The ox and donkey, so they say
Did keep his holy presence warm
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first he came
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?
And on that night, it has been told
These humble beasts, so rough and rude
Throughout the night of holy birth
Drank no water, ate no food
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first he came
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?
As soon as to these humble beasts
Appeared the babe, so mild and sweet
With joy they knelt before his grace
And gently kissed his tiny feet
How many oxen and donkeys now
Dressed in ermine, silk and such,
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do as much?
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first he came
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?
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Coventry Carol
06:13
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Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay.
O sisters, too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day;
This poor Youngling for whom we sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Herod the King, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day;
His men of might, in his own sight,
All children young, to slay.
Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,
And ever mourn and say;
For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
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Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming, as men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright, amid the chill of winter,
When half spent was the night.
Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind.
To show God's love aright, she bore to us a Savior,
When half spent was the night.
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Mary Had a Baby
03:44
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Mary had a baby, ay Lord
Mary had a baby, ay my Lord
Mary had a baby, ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
What did she name him? ay Lord
What did she name him? ay my Lord
What did she name him? ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
She named him Jesus, ay Lord
She named him Jesus, ay my Lord
She named him Jesus, ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
Where did she lay him? ay Lord
Where did she lay him? ay my Lord
Where did she lay him? ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
She laid him in a manger, ay Lord
She laid him in a manger, ay my Lord
She laid him in a manger, ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
Who kept him warm? ay Lord
Who kept him warm? ay my Lord
Who kept him warm? ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
The ox and the donkey, ay Lord
The ox and the donkey, ay my Lord
The ox and the donkey, ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
Mary had a baby, ay Lord
Mary had a baby, ay my Lord
Mary had a baby, ay Lord
The people keep a comin' but the train done gone
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O Come Emmanuel
02:29
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O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel
Shall come, shall come
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come, shall come
O come, Desire of nations, bind
All people in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with living peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come, shall come
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Robinson & Rohe Brooklyn, New York
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of American songwriters Liam Robinson (banjo, accordion, vocals) and Jean Rohe (guitar, vocals). Since the release of their debut record, Hunger, in 2017, they have taken their music all over the US, Switzerland, UK, and Ireland, lighting up venerable folk venues and festivals from Club Passim to The Green Note and opening for Tom Paxton and Anaïs Mitchell along the way. ... more
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