Lyrics Sans Day carol - John Rutter , City of London Sinfonia , The Cambridge Singers , Traditional

Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk
And Mary bore Jesus who's wrapped up in silk
And Mary bore Jesus Christ, our Savior for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly, holly, holly
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass
And Mary bore Jesus who died on the cross
And Mary bore Jesus Christ, our Savior for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly, holly, holly
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal
And Mary bore Jesus who died for us all
And Mary bore Jesus Christ, our Savior for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly, holly, holly
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly
Now the holly bears a berry as bloody as it's red
Then dost we our Savior who rose from the dead
And Mary bore Jesus Christ, our Savior for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly, holly, holly
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly