This collection of Christmas carols was published in 1864 by
William Henry Husk (1814-87), a solicitor's clerk and amateur
singer who was librarian of the Sacred Harmonic Society in London.
He wrote many entries for the first edition of Grove's Dictionary
of Music and Musicians, and in 1875 published An Account of the
Musical Celebrations on St Cecilia's Day (also reissued in this
series). He organises some eighty carols (some of which are
familiar, others less known in these versions, and others no longer
in common use) in two groups, religious and 'festive'. Each has a
headnote explaining its origin, and the general introduction
describes Christmas customs, including carol-singing, which Husk
fears may be in decline. The songs range from 'A babe is born' and
'Here comes holly', to several variants of 'The boar's head carol',
and Husk provides musical settings for twelve of them.
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