We do not know who wrote the original song lyrics to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” which is a traditional English Christmas carol. It was made popular by Arthur Warrell (1883-1939), a Bristol-based lecturer, composer, conductor, and organist. Warrell arranged the now popular Christmas carol for his Bristol Madrigal Choir to perform on December 6, 1935. This performance is credited with the song’s popularity. It continues to be popular to this day.
The lyrics to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is in the public domain, according to EasySong.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Lyrics
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Good tiding we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding,
And bring it right here.
Good tiding we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
So bring it right here.
Good tiding we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We all like our figgy pudding;
We all like our figgy pudding;
We all like our figgy pudding;
With all its good cheers.
Good tiding we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
References
“The Bristol Academic Behind One of the Most Loved Christmas Songs.” (2017). University of Bristol.
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” (2023). Wikipedia.
