A Christmas pie is just a pie, and in this case, it has plums in it.
Little Jack Horner is said to have eaten a Christmas pie, not specifically a fruit pie. The nursery rhyme goes, "Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie."
A plum. The entire verse of "Little Jack Horner" : : Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, : Eating a Christmas pie, : He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, : And said "What a good boy am I!" :
Little Jack HornerLittle Jack Horner sat in the cornerEating his Christmas pie,He put in his thumb and pulled out a plumAnd said "What a good boy am I!"
Mr. Horner! ( Little Jack Horner's father)
The nursery rhyme you are referring to is likely "Little Jack Horner." In the rhyme, Little Jack Horner sticks in his thumb, pulls out a plum, and says, "What a good boy am I." The plum is often depicted as a pie in popular culture adaptations.
Simple Simon sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie.
Little Jack Horner is the nursery rhyme character known for putting in his thumb and pulling out a plum. He did this in the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner".
A plum. The full nursery rhyme follows: Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said 'What a good boy am I!'
Little Jack Horner pulled out a plum. The nursery rhyme goes like this: Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plumb, And said "What a good boy am I!"
"What a good boy am I!"
According to our family history, the story of little Jack Horner does indeed refer to the trip taken by John Horner to London and the family estate Mells Park in Somerset, England. He was dispatched by the Bishop of Glastonbury with a gift (pie) for Henry VIII, inside which were the deeds to 12 manors owned by the abby. (The deed to Mells Park was included). Jack was knighted and Mells Park has been in the family since. (Sir Francis Horner is also a relative.)