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William B. Sandy's presented his collections in three parts.

Sandys' book marked the first appearances of many now-classic English carols, including "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen", and "The First Noel", and contributed to the mid-Victorian revival of the holiday.

The second part of Sandys' collection contains "A Selection From Carols Still Used In The West Of England" which Sandys claimed to have selected "from upwards of one hundred obtained in different parts of the West of Cornwall , many of which, including those now published, are still in use. Some few of them are printed occasionally in the country, and also in London, Birmingham, and other places, as broadside carols; others have appeared, with some variation, in Mr.

Gilbert 's collection, having been derived from similar sources; but a large portion, including some of the most curious, have, I believe, never been printed before. Some of these have the traditional forms of carols. Others are recognizably composed. In the current atmosphere of " Merry England " that included the revival of Christmas that was signalled by Charles Dickens ' " A Christmas Carol " , they all quickly developed their present reputations for being sixteenth century or earlier.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, , and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least years ago.

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