Yule music has deep-rooted connections to Pagan traditions and celebrations. The term "Yule" itself has origins in pagan beliefs, specifically in ancient Germanic and Nordic cultures. It refers to a midwinter festival that typically took place around the time of the winter solstice. Ancient Pagan societies considered the winter solstice to be an important celestial event, as it marked the shortest day and longest night of the year. They believed that during this time, the Sun God would be reborn, bringing warmth and light back into the world. Yule celebrations were filled with rituals, feasts, and music to honor this rebirth and to ensure the return of abundance and fertility.
We wish you a happy Solstice
Dar Williams The Christians and the Pagans This simple and folky tune features Dar Williams summarizes everything that the holiday season should be about family, faith and peace on earth. In a circle we can burn a Yule fire, And await the rising of the Sun, It s the great wheel turning for the new year, Loaded with abundance and great fun.
Yule celebrations were filled with rituals, feasts, and music to honor this rebirth and to ensure the return of abundance and fertility. Music played a crucial role in these Yule celebrations. Pagan communities would gather and engage in ceremonial dances and chants to invoke the energy and power of the Sun God.
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Hark the Neo Pagans sing,
Glory to the Holly King!
Peace on Earth and mercy mild,
God and Goddess reconciled,
Hear us now as we proclaim,
We have risen from the flames,
Our ancient Craft now we reclaim,
In the God and Goddess' names
Hark the Neo-Pagans sing,
Glory to the Holly King!
Herne by highest love adored,
Herne the ever-reborn Lord,
At all times behold Him come,
Offspring of the Holy One,
Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see,
Hail incarnate Deity!
Our ancient Craft we now reclaim,
In the God and Goddess' names
Hark the neo-Pagans sing,
Glory to the Holly King!
Glory to The Newborn King
(Tune: Hark the Herald Angels Sing)
Brothers, sisters, come and sing
Glory to the new-born king!
Gardens peaceful, forests wild
Celebrate the Winter Child!
Now the time of glowing starts!
Joyful hands and joyful hearts!
Cheer the Yule log as it burns!
For once again, the Sun returns!
Brothers, sisters, come and sing!
Glory to the new-born King!
Brothers, sisters, singing come
Glory to the new-born Sun
Through the wind and dark of night
Celebrate the coming light. Suns glad rays through fear's cold burns
Life through death the Wheels now turns
Gather round Yule log and tree
Celebrate Life's mystery
Brothers, sisters, singing come
Glory to the new-born Sun.
Silent Night
by Ellen Reed
Silent night, Solstice Night
All is calm, all is bright
Nature slumbers in forest and glen
Till the Springtime She wakens again
Sleeping spirits grow strong!
Sleeping spirits grow strong!
Silent Night, Solstice Night
Silver moon shine bright
Snowflakes blanket the slumbering earth
Yule fires welcome the Sun's rebirth
Hark, the Light is reborn!
Hark, the Light is reborn!
Silent Night, Solstice Night
Quiet rest till the Light
Turning every the rolling wheel
Brings the Winter to comfort and heal
Rest your spirit in peace!
Rest your spirit in peace!
Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland!
by Alexander and Aarcher
Pagans sing, are you listenin'
Alters set, candles glisten,
Its a magical night, we're having tonight
Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland
Blades held high, censor smoking,
God and Goddess, we're invoking,
Through Elements Five, we celebrate life,
Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland,
Queen of Heaven, is in her place,
Triple Goddess, now the Crone face
Above and below, She's the Goddess we know,
Dancing in a Wiccan wonderland.
Now the God, is the provider
Supplying game for our fire,
Above and below, He's the Horned one we know,
Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland
In a circle we can burn a Yule fire,
And await the rising of the Sun,
It's the great wheel turning for the new year,
Loaded with abundance and great fun
Later on, by the fire,
Cone of Power, gettin' higher
Its a Magickal Night, we're having tonight,
Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland!
Moon of Silver
(Tune: We three Kings)
Chorus: Oh, Moon of Silver, Sun of Gold,
Gentle Lady, Lord so bold!
Guide us ever, failing never,
Lead us in the ways of old.
Maiden, Mother, Ancient Crone,
Queen of Heaven on your throne,
Praise we sing thee, love we bring thee,
For all that you have shown.
Lord of Darkness, Lord of Light,
Gentle brother, King of Might,
Praise we sing thee,Love we bring thee
On this Solstice Night.
Gloria
(Angels we have heard on high)
Snow lies deep upon the Earth
Still our voices warmly sing
Heralding the glorious birth
Of the Child, the Winter King
Glo---ria! In excelsis Deo!
Glo---ria! In excelsis Dea!
Our triumphant voices claim
Joy and hope and love renewed
And our Lady's glad refrain
Answer Winter's solitude
Glo---ria! In excelsis Deo!
Glo---ria! In excelsis Dea!
In Her arms a holy Child
Promises a glowing Light
Through the winter wind so wild
He proclaims the growing Light.
Glo---ria! In excelsis Deo!
Glo---ria! In excelsis Dea!
Now the turning of the year
Of the greater Turning sings
Passing age of cold and fear
Soon our golden summer brings.
Glo---ria! In excelsis Deo!
Glo---ria! In excelsis Dea!
CHRISTMAS TIME IS PAGAN!
(Gloria in Excelsius Deo)
CHORUS:
Glorious!
Christmas time is pagan!
Glorious!
Christmas time is pagan!
Christmas time is here again,
Decorations everywhere.
Christmas carols ringing out,
Gentle pagans, we don't care.
Modern folks all celebrate
What they learned in Sunday School.
In December, they don't know
They are celebrating Yule!
Let them have their Christmas trees,
Decked in red and green and blue.
We rejoice at every one!
Christmas trees are pagan, too.
Bowls of bubbly Christmas cheer,
Fill your cup and quench your thirst.
They think the tradition's theirs.
Wassail bowls were pagan, first.
Every door and window bears
Wreaths of holly, wreaths of pine.
Circles represent the Sun.
Every wreath is yours and mine.
Christmas lights on Christmas trees,
Candle flames burn higher and higher,
Let us cheer along, my friends,
As they light their Yuletide fire.
There's a possibility
That this song is yours and mine
'Cause the tune was known to all
Back in A.D. one-two-nine.
Gods Rest Ye Merry Pagan Folk
Gods rest ye merry Pagan folk,
Let nothing you dismay
Remember that the Sun returns
Upon this Solstice Day!
The growing dark is ended now
And Spring is on its way
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
The Winter's worst still lies ahead
Fierce tempest, snow and rain!
Beneath the blanket on the ground
The spark of life remains!
The Sun's warm rays caress the seeds
To raise Life's songs again!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Within the blessed apple lies
The promise of the Queen!
For from this pentacle shall rise
The orchards fresh and green.
The Earth shall blossom once again
The air be sweet and clean!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Joy to the World
Joy to the World, the Light has come
Let Earth receiver her Lord
Let every heart, prepare Him room
And Heaven and Nature sing
And Heaven and Nature sing
And He-av'n and Nature sing!
Welcome our Lord, who brings us Light
Our Lady gives him birth!
His Living Light, to warm our hearts,
And wake the sleeping Earth
And wake the sleeping Earth
And wa-a-ke the sleeping Earth!
Light we the fires to greet our Lord
Our Light, our Life, our Lord!
Let every voice, sing holy praise
And Heaven and Nature sing
And Heaven and Nature sing
And He-av'n and Nature sing!
Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful!
Oh, come, all ye faithful
Gather round the Yule fire
Oh, come ye, oh come ye. To call the Sun!
Fires within us Call the Fire above us
O, come, let us invoke Him!
O, come, let us invoke Him!
O, come, let us invoke Him!
Our Lord, the Sun!
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee!
Born again at Yuletide;
Yule fires and candles flames
Are lighted for You!
Come to thy children
Calling for thy blessing
O, come, let us invoke Him!
O, come, let us invoke Him!
O, come, let us invoke Him!
Our Lord, the Sun!
Mother Berta's Coming To Town
(This lighthearted carol honors the Stregan Tradition of Mother Berta and Master Skeggi)
You better watch out when winter comes nigh
You better not doubt, I'm telling you why,
Mother Berta's coming to town.
She carries a sack made out of a skin
She dumps the toys out and stuffs the kids in.
Mother Berta's coming to town.
She rides on Master Skeggi
A goat whose back is strong
Her beard is grey and scraggly
And her tail is ten feet long!
With six or eight horns, a moustache or two
Make a mistake, she's coming for YOU!
Mother Berta's coming to town.
She know with whom you're sleeping
She knows with whom you wake
She knows each thought you're thinking
So don't THINK for Goddess' sake!
So when the winds howl way up in the sky
Listen as she and Skeggi pass by
Mother Berta's coming,
Mother Berta's coming,
Mother Berta's coming to town!
Ye Children All of Mother Earth
(Tune: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear)
Ye children all of Mother Earth
Join hands and circle around
To celebrate the Soltice night
When our lost Lord is found.
Rejoice, the year has begun again
The Sun blesses skies up above
So share the season together now
In everlasting love!
White Solstice
(Tune: White Christmas)
by Lady Bridget
I used to dream of a white Solstice
Just like the ones I knew up North.
But in sunny south Florida
It ain't gonna happen
Unless dreaming brings it forth.
Now I dream about a green Solstice
Ripe fruit is on my citrus trees.
May your Holidays be healthy and wealthy,
And may all your Solstices be green.
SHARE THE LIGHT
(The First Noel)
CHORUS:
Share the light, share the light!
Share the light, share the Light!
All paths are one on this holy night!
On this Winter holiday, let us stop and recall
That this season is holy to one and to all.
Unto some a Son is born, unto us comes a Sun,
And we know, if they don't, that all paths are one.
Be it Chanukah or Yule,
Christmas time or Solstice night,
All celebrate the eternal light.
Lighted tree or burning log,
Or eight candle flames.
All gods are one god, whatever their names.
OH HOLY NIGHT
filked by Lady Bridget
Oh Holy Night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the Sun King's rebirth.
Long lay the world in winter's darkness pining
'Till he appeared to bring warmth to the earth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Day-O
lyrics by Tina Galfo
Music by Harry Belafonte
Day-o, Day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day, misa day, misa day-o.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Tonght we dance till the morning come.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Tomorrow we greet the newborn Sun.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
The darkness flies before his face.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Light is returning to this place.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
The Lady has given birth to her son.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
When he grow up they gonna have some fun.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
The season wheel it will forever turn.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
As the fire within, it will ever burn.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Now is the darkest season of the year but.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day-o, Day-o,
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
Day, misa day, misa day, misa day-o.
Daylight come and the Sun is reborn.
THE 13 DAYS OF SOLSTICE
- words by Pashta MaryMoon
ON THE 1RST DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 2ND DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 3RD DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 4TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 5TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 6TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
6 REALMS OF BEING (Tibetan B of D)
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 7TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 8TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
8 HOLY SABBATS
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 9TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
9 CHANTING MUSES
8 HOLY SABBATS
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 10TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
10 SPHERES OF KABBALA
9 CHANTING MUSES
8 HOLY SABBATS
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM 4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 11TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
11 KIN OF THE CIRCLE (+P&Ps=13)
10 SPHERES OF KABBALA
9 CHANTING MUSES
8 HOLY SABBATS
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 12TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
12 SIGNS OF THE HEAVENS (zodiac)
11 KIN OF THE CIRCLE
10 SPHERES OF KABBALA
9 CHANTING MUSES
8 HOLY SABBATS
7 GLOWING CHAKRAS
6 REALMS OF BEING -
5-POINT PENTAGRAM
4 DIRECTIONS CALLED
3-FOLD LAW
GOD AND GODDESS BLESSINGS
AND THE WILL TO 'HARM YE NONE'
ON THE 13TH DAY OF SOLSTICE THE GODDESS SENT TO ME
13 FULL MOONS SHINING
12 SIGNS OF THE HEAVENS
etc.
Maiden, Mother, Ancient Crone,
Queen of Heaven on your throne,
Praise we sing thee, love we bring thee,
For all that you have shown.
These dances were often accompanied by the beating of drums, the playing of flutes, and the singing of traditional Pagan songs. The music helped create a sense of unity, allowing participants to connect with each other and with the divine forces they believed in. Over time, Yule music evolved and adapted within different cultures and spiritual traditions. In modern Paganism, Yule music still holds great significance and is an integral part of Yule rituals and festivities. Traditional Yule songs, such as carols and hymns, are sung to honor the winter solstice and to celebrate the return of light and warmth. These songs often contain themes of rebirth, renewal, and the interconnectedness of nature and humanity. In addition to traditional songs, modern Pagan musicians have also created original Yule music that reflects their spiritual beliefs and practices. These songs draw inspiration from ancient Pagan traditions but also incorporate contemporary musical styles and sounds. They aim to evoke a sense of joy, celebration, and connection to the natural world. Yule music not only serves as entertainment during the holiday season but also helps Pagan communities connect with their ancient roots and spiritual beliefs. It creates a sacred and festive atmosphere, allowing individuals to honor the cycles of nature and the interconnectedness of all life. Yule music is a reminder of the enduring power and beauty of Pagan traditions, bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and modern celebrations..
Reviews for "The Influence of Pagan Yule Music on Contemporary Folk Music"
1. Karen - 1 out of 5 stars: I was really excited to listen to "Yule Musoc Pagan" as I am a fan of pagan music and was looking forward to some festive tunes. However, I was highly disappointed with this album. The songs lacked any depth or creativity, and the vocals were poorly executed. It felt like I was listening to a group of amateurs attempting to make music. I would not recommend this album to anyone looking for quality pagan music.
2. John - 2 out of 5 stars: As someone who enjoys pagan music, I was hoping "Yule Musoc Pagan" would capture the magical essence of the holiday season. Unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. The instrumentals were repetitive, and the lyrics seemed cliché and uninspired. The album lacked the enchanting aura that I associate with pagan music, and I found myself feeling disappointed after each track. Overall, it was a forgettable experience for me.
3. Ashley - 2 out of 5 stars: I was curious about "Yule Musoc Pagan" and gave it a listen, but it failed to impress me. The songs lacked the energy and passion that I associate with pagan music. The melodies were forgettable, and the overall production felt lackluster. It simply didn't capture the essence of Yule in a way that resonated with me. I think there are better options out there for anyone interested in pagan music during the holiday season.