We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration.

Contents 1 Lyrics 1.1 Verse 1 1.2 Chorus 1.3 Verse 2 1.4 Verse 3 1.5 Verse 4 2 Alternate Version 2.1 Verse 1 2.2 Chorus 2.3 Verse 2 2.4 Verse 3

[edit] Lyrics

[edit] Verse 1

We wish you a merry Christmas;

We wish you a merry Christmas;

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

[edit] Chorus

Good tidings we bring to you and your king(Or "Good tidings we bring, wherever you are"or "Good tidings we bring, to you and your kin" )

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! (Or "Good tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year!")

[edit] Verse 2

Now, bring us some figgy pudding;

Now, bring us some figgy pudding;

Now, bring us some figgy pudding and bring some out here!

(Chorus)

[edit] Verse 3

For we all like figgy pudding;

we all like figgy pudding;

we all like figgy pudding:

so bring it out now!

(Chorus)

[edit] Verse 4

And we won't go until we've got some;

We won't go until we've got some;

And we won't go until we've got some;

so bring some out here!

(Chorus)

[edit] Alternate Version

There is another version of the song also:

[edit] Verse 1

We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[edit] Chorus

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[edit] Verse 2

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer

(Chorus)

[edit] Verse 3

We won't go until we get some;

We won't go until we get some;

We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here

(Chorus)

(Repeat Verse 1)