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The tune is French, 16th century, and was first published as a branle in a collection of French dance tunes. The words, which turned it into a Christmas carol, were written more than 250 years later by English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward and were first published in 1924.

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The composer of the music is unknown. The tune is French, 16th century, and was first published as a branle in a collection of French dance tunes. The words, which turned it into a Christmas carol, were written more than 250 years later by English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward and were first published in 1924.

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