Thanks for this, Max. I've forwarded it to folks on several continents.
At 03:59 PM 12/22/2007, you wrote:
> From Max in Melbourne -
>
>Last night at the house of friends, an evening of carols, some in Latin, and
>German, as well as English, I helped sing this (with giggles)
>
>An Australian Christmas Carol
>
>The Three Drovers
>
>Across the plains one Christmas night
>Three drovers riding blithe and gay,
>Looked up and saw a starry light
>More radiant than the Milky Way;
>And on their hearts such wonder fell,
>They sang with joy. 'Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!'
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>The air was dry with summer heat,
>And smoke was on the yellow moon;
>But from the heavens, faint and sweet,
>Came floating down a wond'rous turn;
>And as they heard, they sang full well
>Those drovers three. 'Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!'
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>The black swans flew across the sky,
>The wild dog called across the plain,
>The starry lustre blazed on high,
>Still echoed on the heavenly strain;
>And still they sang, 'Noel! Noel!'
>Those drovers three. 'Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!'
>- * -
>Words by John Wheeler.
>Music by William G.James.
>© 1948 Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., London W1Y 3FA.
>
>From
>
>http://tww.id.au/c/drove.html
>
>Which also lists
>
>Australian Carols & Poems:
>
>A Little Bush Fairy
>Six White Boomers
>The Three Drovers
>The Melbourne Carol
>Aussie Jingle Bells
>Bonzer Aussie Christmas
>Deck the sheds with bits of wattle
>Aussie 12 Days of Christmas
>The Traditional 12 days of Christmas
>Where the gum trees grow
>Carols by Candlelight
>The Australian National Anthem
>A Dry Christmas - To the tune of
>I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
>The Twelve days of Turkey
>Christmas in the Alice
>Santa Claus In The Bush
>A Bush Christmas
>Carol of the Birds
>The Silver Stars Are In The Sky
>Christmas Day
>Christmas In Australia
>Let us Barbeque
>Boomerang Of Flowers
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