- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- A Middle or Early Modern English hymn (or carol), first found by an apprentice grocer named Richard Hill in a manuscript written around 1504. The original writer of the carol remains anonymous. The earliest surviving record of the piece preserves only the lyrics and is untitled. It has survived in altered form in the folk tradition as the Christmas carol "Down In Yon Forest".
- Licensing
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Versions
Corpus Christi Carol written by [Traditional] English
Corpus Christi Carol written by [Traditional] instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Corpus Christi Carol | Matthew Barley | 2003 |
Corpus Christi Carol written by Benjamin Britten English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Carol | Leslie Woodgate | Unreleased | First live performance | ||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Jeff Buckley | August 23, 1994 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Anne Sofie von Otter | October 1, 1999 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol (From 'A Boy Was Born') | The Choirboys [GB] | 2005 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Steve Evans Quartet | 2007 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Hayley Westenra | September 30, 2009 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Mediæval Bæbes | November 18, 2013 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Ben Jones - Alexander String Quartet | March 15, 2020 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | Greanvine | December 1, 2020 | |||
| Corpus Christi Carol | The Wilderness Yet | 2021 |
Corpus Christi Carol written by Benjamin Britten instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Corpus Christi Carol | Vitamin String Quartet | September 2, 2003 | ||
| i | Corpus Christi Carol | Pittsburgh Symphony Brass | 2003 | ||
| i | Corpus Christi Carol | Jeff Beck | April 13, 2010 |
Down in Yon Forest written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down in Yon Forest | Burl Ives | November 1952 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Alfred Deller - Desmond Dupré | 1955 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | John Jacob Niles | 1956 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Jean Ritchie | 1959 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Joan Baez | November 1966 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Shirley Collins | 1967 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Bruce Cockburn | 1993 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Bob Rowe | 1997 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Wovenhand | September 27, 2004 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Steeleye Span | 2004 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Martyn Bates & Max Eastley | October 20, 2007 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Bella Hardy | 2007 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Dark Mark | November 2012 | |||
| God Rest You Merry / Down in Yon Forest | Christ Candle Celtic | 2013 | Medley | ||
| Down in Yon Forest | Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles | November 1, 2016 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Yan Tan Tether | November 20, 2017 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Stick in the Wheel | November 29, 2019 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Kyrie Kristmanson | December 24, 2019 | |||
| Down in Yon Forest | Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews | 2019 |
Down in Yon Forest written by [Traditional] instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Down in Yon Forest | Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton | 1998 | ||
| i | Down in Yon Forest | Jim Earp | October 2, 2007 | Unverified | |
| i | Down in Yon Forest | David Phillips | 2011 | ||
| i | Down in Yon Forest | John Muratore | 2012 | ||
| i | Down in Yon Forest | Calin Matei | 2012 | Unverified |