The Holly and the Ivy

Versions of
The Holly and the Ivy

Traditional British folk Christmas carol. The song is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 514. The earliest known versions are three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century; the usual melody was first published in English Folk-Carols (ed.) by Cecil James Sharp (1911).

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Versions of The Holly and the Ivy include:

"The Holly & ivy", broadside printing (1818).
"The Holly & Ivy", broadside printing (19th century).
"The Holly & the Ivy", broadside printing (19th century).
"The Holly and the Ivy" in English Folk-Carols (ed.) by Cecil James Sharp (1911).
"The Holly and the Ivy" (unsourced).