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!'
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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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