John and Gary's Xmas Party! Day 3: Friday 3 December.

Here's Yorkshire's pride and major star of the English folk scene, Kate Rusby, extolling the delights of wassailing:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRn3iL--VUs

It's from her 2008 Xmas album Sweet Bells.

Wassailing is rather an old tradition, rather like carol-singing The poor would go to the lord of the manor and sing and be rewarded with Yuletide food and drink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassailing