Apart from carols, there is also the tradition of wassailing (also spelled wasselling) falls into two distinct categories: the house-visiting wassail and the orchard visiting wassail. Traditionally, the wassail is celebrated on Twelfth Night (variously on either 5 or 6 January). Some people still wassail on “Old Twelvey Night”, 17 January, as it would have been before the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752.
More information can be found at the following links. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassailing) (https://tradfolk.co/customs/wassailing/wassailing/)
Chalice (also in their alter ego as Morris Minor!) will be performing at the Ad Astra Wassail on Saturday 24th January 2026, follow the links for video clips of previous wassails.:-
A very handy and useful book telling you all you need to know about wassailling,
And to bring a little joy to your Morris year…
