A sprightly carol with a seemingly everlasting line of ‘Glorias’, Ding Dong! Merrily on High is one of world’s best-loved Christmas melodies. But what are the lyrics, and what does it all mean? Its ...
“Ding Dong! Merrily on High” is a melody drawn from Johan Tabourot’s 1588 dance manual Orchésographie, where it functioned as an example of the “branle,” a lively commoner’s dance. Compared to those ...
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