SC - WASSAIL--Is There Documentation?

[LHG,JRG]

Greetings.

As a child I was taught a (supposedly) ancient and quite pretty song:

Here we come a-wassailing
amongst the leaves so green.
Here we go a-sailing 
so steady to be seen.
Love and Joy come to you
And to you your wassail, too.
May God bless you and send you 
a happy New Year.
May God send you a happy New Year.

I am wondering if this a piece of Victorian Fiction, or if it is a 
genuine revival of  older practices, or if this "tradition" went on 
pretty much uninterrupted in England throughout our period. I have a lot 
of sources for cooking, but only the modern ones make mention of Wassail 
Bowl recipes. I find that rather curious. Help, anyone?

Lady Aoife Finn


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