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None at all; but he is credited with composing the tune 'Greensleeves', later used for the carol 'What Child is this?'
The melody is also used for the Christmas carol "What Child Is This."
What Child is This? or Greensleeves is an ancient Christmas Carol - Greensleeves is the secular title. It"s the same song as the Lassie theme, with the animal moving her paws.
It is believed he wrote and sang Greensleeves. It is said he wrote the song when he was dating Anne Boleyn and sang this song for her.
Henry VIII enjoyed hunting and hawking. As a young man he loved to joust and what proficient in almost any athletic sport. He also was a talented musician, writing the tune 'Greensleeves', the setting to the Christmas carol 'What Child Is This?'.
What Child is This, the usual setting for Greensleeves with Christmas lyrics.
The tune Greensleeves can be played by a myriad of instruments. It can be played by a group or on a solo instrument. It can even be sung.
The Christmas carol known as "Greensleeves" is actually the same tune as the traditional English folk song "What Child Is This?" The lyrics were later set to this beautiful melody, giving us the popular holiday song we know today.
Greensleeves. The song was used as the (Lassie) theme , by the way.
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What Child is This
It is an English folk song called Greensleeves.