Boar's Head Carol

There are several versions of this carol, with its macaronic (alternating Latin and English text).  It commemorates the pre-Christian tradition of sacrificing a boar to present at the Yuletide feast, amid much ceremony and fanfare.  The Yuletide sacrifice was originally in honour of Freyr, but at some point transferred to the feast of St Stephen (Boxing Day).


Boar's Head Carol - Lead Sheet

 


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