The First Noels

Pagan Roots (1x1)

Air date: Dec 17, 1984

Is 'The holly and the ivy' a Christian hymn or a pagan fertility song? Are Christmas carols necessarily religious at all? Sir Geraint looks back to medieval times and beyond. The carols sung are: 'The holly and the ivy', 'Deck the halls', 'The boar's head carol', 'The old grey goose'.