Wassail, Wasail!

It is the New Year in a few minutes and as it is a Christmastime (end of Christmas season to be precise) tradition on this blog, I am uploading the Gloucestershire Wassail. I will welcome the new year and do an unofficial wassail with a glass of Griffon rousse.

Gloucestershire Wassail

There is not much time left for Christmas carols, I think the closer it gets to New Year the less enjoyable they get. Like many holidays, I often find Christmas more interesting in the build up (as long as it doesn't start in September). But there are many carols that I can appreciate between Christmas and New Year. Last year, I discovered Gloucestershire Wassail on Youtube by total chance. I particularly like the version of Loreena McKennitt on A Midwinter Night's Dream. I think I like it because it is a drinking song. Because of this and because it mentions the new year, I think it ties it nicely between Christmas and, well, New Year.