Wonderful Christmas Time' is a Christmas song but it was supposed to be an attempt at a traditional song.
The holly green, the ivy green The prettiest picture you've ever seen Is Christmas in Killarney With all of the folks at home.
I'm a real Kentish maid, you know.
Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song.
The opening solo on 'Once in Royal David's City' is still the most dramatic radio moment of the year.
'In the Pines' is a very old song dating back to slavery. Lead Belly made it popular.
Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh, Through the white and drifted snow.
For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.
When we play 'Angel of Death', it's actually a 2 and half minutes sing 'til our party starts. That song is pretty much been played traditionally in the end.
Shall we go dance the hay, the hay? Never pipe could ever play Better shepherd's roundelay.
I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't great for a Jewish singer.
I used to go to the school folk club with my songs when I was only 13 or so and say "this is a traditional folk song" and sing it with a bad Irish accent to disguise the real source.
