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A christmas carol and other stories6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() This carol was written in 1853 by John Mason Neale to a traditional folk tune (which had been used as a Spring carol for several hundred years!). ![]() Sing along to I Saw Three Ships! (on a different site)Īnd where they sailed those ships all three? ![]() The most common lyrics used today are about Mary and Jesus traveling to Bethlehem. However, since the Middle Ages, when it was first written, there have been many different lyrics with different Bible characters being on the ships. In the original version of the carol, the Three Ships were the ones taking the supposed skulls of the wise men to Cologne cathedral in Germany. The tune of this carol is a traditional English folk song and the words of this carol (of which there are several versions) were written by wandering minstrels as they traveled through the country. On this page, there are some of the stories behind the carols below. ![]()
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