McKennitt, Loreena - In Praise Of Christmas Lyrics

The music of Loreena McKennitt has enhanced my spirituality while simultaneously appealing to my intellect.
Loreena McKennitt has been a blessing with her gift of music. My life is forever enriched through her insight and ethereal presentation !

All hail to the days that merit more praise
Than all the rest of the year
And welcome the nights that double delights
As well for the poor as the peer!
Good fortune attend each merry man's friend
That doth but the best that he may
Forgetting old wrongs with carols and songs
To drive the cold winter away

'Tis ill for a mind to anger inclined
To think of small injuries now
If wrath be to seek, do not lend her your cheek
Nor let her inhabit thy brow
Cross out of thy books malevolent looks
Both beauty and youth's decay
And wholly consort with mirth and sport
To drive the cold winter away

This time of the year is spent in good cheer
And neighbours together do meet
To sit by the fire, with friendly desire
Each other in love to greet
Old grudges forgot are put in the pot
All sorrows aside they lay
The old and the young doth carol this song
To drive the cold winter away

Wonderful....

One of the most beautiful performances of this song in the voice of Loreena. It brought an entirely different and inspiring feeling to it, for usually it is sung in joyful speed. Nevertheless, this slow version expresses the inherent sense of reflection that characterizes winter and christmas season. In the way Loreena sings, sounds so lyrical.

A beautiful and old English carol. When people celebrated the Twelve Days of Christmas not the two months before Christmas.

The 12 Days of Christmas are the 12 days AFTER Christmas leading to Epiphany. 🙂

This is the most beautiful Christmas song I have ever heard.

A very beautiful voice!

What’s six people did not like this song

Zauberschön .. die Seele fliegt mit dieser wunderschönen Musik davon

I love this women with the air of her songs, and the sweet and pacefull long voice.

Awesome

Loreenas singing takes me to another place and time,,,emotive and beautiful

Glorious.... my Christmas Eve jam every year

lovely as she always is.....

Una belleza musical navideña ...Gracias.

Very beautiful

My mother used to play this for me when I was an infant. I'm now 13 years old and have found this.

Jake Eggbert now im 14 and forgot my password

so mystic and perfect

Loreena McKennitt has the voice of an angel, and while her music in general always transports me to another time and place, this song in particular seems to describe every Christmas ever celebrated. :)

TheaterRaven d

TheaterRaven love

Ohh to dance as in the days of old

Her music pulls at my heart strings!

You mean it pulls your HARP STRINGS!? AHAHAHAHAHAHA okay I'll leave.

This song never fails to send chills down my spine, it's so beautiful. 

This artist is a true modern bard....often choosing songs that tell elaborate stories. Her arrangement, with its sparse accompaniment, is a beautiful creation.

I agree Brandon she is pure talent she has such a beautiful voice, I've listen to her since the 90's.

feels like if i was on those old days

It made all of them speechless. ;)

I wonder why this song has no comments? What a beautifull song!!!!!!

there are no words .....only wonder