"The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown Of all the trees that are in the wood The holly bears the crown O the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the merry ...

The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown: O the rising of the sun And the running of the deer, ...

Gardeners may wonder how two unrelated evergreen plants like holly and ivy became so closely entwined for the holidays. Like many other aspects of Christmas, you have to look to ...

Megan Hilty performs 'The Holly and the Ivy' with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. The melody for this carol is an old English folk song, and the lyrics date to at least the early 18th century.

Holly and Ivy are often linked together at Christmas; this goes back much further, to the idea of the holly (male) and ivy (female) being burnt together at the pagan festival of Beltane.

The holly and the ivy, the yuletide carol goes, invoke "sweet singing of the choir." Not around here, where environmentalists and tens of thousands of volunteers mutter far harsher words ...

4. The holly bears a prickle, As sharp as any thorn, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ On Christmas Day in the morn. (Refrain) 5. The holly bears a bark, As bitter as any gall, And Mary bore sweet ...

SEATTLE — The holly and the ivy, the yuletide carol goes, invoke “sweet singing of the choir.” Not around here they don’t, where en ...

And more: “Holly and his merry men, they dancen and they sing/ Ivy and her maidens, they weepen and they wring.” In this battle of the sexes, the Holly King definitely has the upper hand.