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  1. Graham Ward @[email protected] ·

    2/2 The BBC has produced a short (6-minute) clip telling the story of another well-known Christmas carol also written down by Williams on the same day in 1904. Known as the 'Sussex Carol' with the opening line "On Christmas night all Christians sing".
    You can read the full story and hear the programme here bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0je6x #VaughanWilliams #MonksGate #FolkSong

    #vaughanwilliams #monksgate #folksong
  2. Graham Ward @[email protected] ·

    1/2 Earlier this year I wrote about a tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams known as 'Monks Gate' named after a hamlet near Horsham where Williams heard it on 22 December 1904. edintone.com/monks-gate/
    #VaughanWilliams #MonksGate #FolkSong

    #vaughanwilliams #monksgate #folksong