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christmas song
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An old English carol, known as far back as 1400. There are numerous versions with different melodies and lyrics, derived from a merging of several folk songs. Most versions tell the story of the Virgin Mary desiring cherries to eat, her husband Joseph refusing to retrieve them for her, and her unborn child Jesus commanding the tree to give her the fruit.

"Sant Joseph was an old man,
And an old man was he ;
He married sweet Mary,
And a Virgin was she.

"And as they were walking
In the garden so green,
She spied some ripe cherries
Hanging over you treen.
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Title Performer Release date Info
1931
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1952 Medley
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December 1965
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November 10, 1972
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February 6, 1988 Live
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October 8, 2002
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November 1, 2005
October 2, 2007
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January 1, 2008
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The Cherry Tree Carol The Wiggles feat. Anúna October 18, 2011 Unverified
November 4, 2011
November 2011
October 2012
November 2012
March 1, 2013
October 15, 2013
December 3, 2013
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2013
November 12, 2014
December 1, 2014
November 30, 2015
October 27, 2017
November 2019
June 9, 2020
December 1, 2020
November 26, 2021

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