The Seven Joys of Mary (carol)
- The Seven Joys of Mary (carol)
"The Seven Joys of Mary" (Roud # 278) is a traditional carol about Mary's happiness at moments in the life of Jesus, probably inspired by the trope of the Seven Joys of the Virgin in the devotional literature and art of Medieval Europe. Though not traditionally associated with Christmas, it has become so in the modern era.
The song has English and American versions referring to different acts by Jesus that gave joy to Mary: [Digital Tradition Folk Music Database: The Seven Joys of Mary: [http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiSEVNJOYS;ttSEVNJOYS.html link] ] [Digital Tradition Folk Music Database: The Seven Joys of Mary (2): [http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiSEVNJOY2;ttSEVNJOY2.html link] ]
Recordings
*Burl Ives - "Christmas Day in the Morning" (1952)
*Maddy Prior and June Tabor - "Silly Sisters (album)" (1976)
*Stephen Cleobury and the King's College Choir (1984, 1999)
*Kate and Anna McGarrigle - "The McGarrigle Christmas Hour" (2005)
*John Jacob Niles - "An Evening with" (remastered 2006)
Associated Tunes
* Joys Seven [ChristmasSongbook.net: [http://christmassongbook.net/s7254.asp Link] (scroll down all the way)]
=References=
External links
* An Online Christmas Songbook: The Seven Joys of Mary: [http://christmassongbook.net/s7254.asp link]
Further reading
* Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott. "The New Oxford Book of Carols". Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
* Ian Bradley. "The Penguin Book of Carols". London: Penguin, 1999.
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