The Holly And The Ivy

(Anonymous)

The Holly And The Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol (Easy)!

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Difficulty level : Grade 2/12

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Program Notes on The Holly And The Ivy by (Anonymous) :

This score is an arrangement of the Christmas hymn The Holly and the Ivy for alto saxophone with piano accompaniment.

This is the traditional version, as given in Cecil Sharp, English-Folk Carols (1911).

Please note that there exists another version of this song, as included in H.R. Bramley and J. Stainer's Christmas Carols New and Old, second series (London : Novello, Ewer & Co., ca 1871), carol no. 23.

For your greater enjoyment, this sheet music includes the lyrics in English (six verses and chorus).

Sources :

Anonymous, The Holly and the Ivy.

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Christmas Music for Alto Saxophone (Easy)

Sheet music details :

THE HOLLY AND THE IVY

(Christmas Carol - Christmas Hymn)
Composer :	(Anonymous)	Opus/catalog number :
Movements :	Andante moderato	Composition/First publication :	Traditional Christmas
Instrumentation :	Saxophone (alto) and piano	Style :	Christmas Hymns & Carols
Key :	F Major	Duration :	00:34 per verse
Edition :	Arranged by M.A. Caux	Difficulty :	Grade 2/12

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The Holly and the Ivy

1. The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.

Chorus
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.

2. The holly bears a blossom
As white as lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To be our sweet Saviour.
(Chorus)

3. The holly bears a berry
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to do us sinners good.
(Chorus)

4. The holly bears a prickle
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas day in the morn.
(Chorus)

5. The holly bears a bark
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all.
(Chorus)

6. The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.
(Chorus)

Source : H.R. Bramley and J. Stainer, Christmas Carols New and Old, Second Series (London : Novello, Ewer & Co., 1871), carol no. 23.