The "Boar's Head Carol" is a macaronic 15th century[1][2] English Christmas carol that describes serving a boar's head at a Yuletide feast. Of the several extant versions of the carol, the one most usually performed today is based on a version published in 1521 in Wynkyn de Worde's Christmasse Carolles.[1] A modern choral arrangement by Elizabeth Poston (1960) is also widely performed.[3]
- ^ a b Husk, William Henry. Songs of the Nativity Being Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern. London: John Camden Hotten, 1868 reprinted by Norwood Editions, Norwood, PA, 1973. Digitally reproduced and annotated by A Treasury of Christmas Carols: The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
- ^ Spears, James E. Folklore, Vol. 85, No. 3. (Autumn, 1974), pp. 194-198. JSTOR
- ^ Elizabeth Poston: Carols and Anthems, Naxos CD 8.574576. MusicWeb International review