Here We Come A-wassailing

Here We Come A-wassailing (or Here We Come A-Caroling), also known as Here We Come A-Christmasing, Wassail Song and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song,[1] typically sung whilst wassailing, or singing carols, wishing good health and exchanging gifts door to door.[2] It is listed as number 209 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Gower Wassail and Gloucestershire Wassail are similar wassailing songs.

  1. ^ Anderson, Douglas D. "The Wassail Song". Hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ "wassail." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. Merriam-Webster Online. 19 December 2008 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wassail%5B2%5D>