Shakespeare Caroling (2020 Edition)

A continuation of last year's holiday post, original Shakespeare parodies of holiday carols to sing this season!

12 Days of Christmas (Frederic Austin)

On the first night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the second night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the third night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the fourth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the fifth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the sixth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the seventh night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the eighth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Troilus and Cress'da
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the ninth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
All's Well That Ends Well
Troilus and Cress'da
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the tenth night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
Measure for Measure
All's Well That Ends Well
Troilus and Cress'da
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the eleventh night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
All's Well That Ends Well
Troilus and Cress'da
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

On the last night of all twelve
Bill Shakespeare wrote to me:
What You Will (Twelfth Night)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
All's Well That Ends Well
Troilus and Cress'da
Two Noble Kinsmen
Coriolanus
Henry the Fifth
Love's Labours Lost
Richard the Third 
The Rape of Lucrece and
Sonnet One Hundred and Thirty

Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)

Midsummer night, Athenian night
Puck is shrewd, a knavish sprite
'Round the woodland of Fairyland
Peter Quince and his comical band
Sleep, lovers, by Puck's juice
Sleep, lovers, by Puck's juice
Midsummer night, Athenian night
Theseus now will wed his wife
Mischief lies behind every tree
Poor Bottom's head now turned donkey
How will this chaos end?
How will this chaos end?
Midsummer night, Athenian night
Puck will now set all aright
Lovers now happy as can be
Two by two, perfect reality
Audience, this was a dream
Audience, this was a dream
Audience, this was a dream!

Original Shakespeare-themed parodies of classic holiday tunes


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