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Summary: A Shire Yuletide song of the early Fourth Age, made popular by Thain Peregrin I. The words are said to have been written by Meriadoc the Magnificent, Master of Buckland.
Rating: G (Author’s Notes: This is a filk, based on the song “Christmas in Killarney”, written by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon in 1950, and made popular by Bing Crosby. I woke up last night with the song as an earworm, and realized that the main phrase in the chorus scanned to “Yuletide in the Shire-lands”. Everything comes back to hobbits in the end…) Yuletide in the Shire-lands The holly green, the ivy green, Brush up your toes, put on warm clothes, The door is always open, the neighbours pay a call Our hearts are light, our spirits bright, The holly green, the ivy green, We'll hang the wreaths and garlands while all the Family's here There's gifts to bring and songs to sing, The holly green, the ivy green, The children run and play, and hope to see some snow! How grand it feels to click your heels, The holly green, the ivy green, |
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