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A Maiden So Bewitching
Do you remember this old song?
Come single belle and beau, onto me pay attention -
Don't ever fall in love, it's the devil's own invention.
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitching
Miss Henrietta Bell out of Captain Kelly's kitchen -
With me toora loora la, toora loora…
Added by Colm Herron on December 19, 2018 at 7:00am — 11 Comments
‘Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding'
Often called “plum pudding”—despite the fact that it contains no plums whatsoever— steamed pudding was first recorded as “Christmas Pudding” in 1858 and later popularized in the carol “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” The name is probably derived from the substitution of raisins for…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on December 12, 2018 at 8:00am — 1 Comment
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