014: A Christmas Episode - Wenceslas & Wassail

<p>Who was King Wenceslas?  Why do people sing about him?  How 'good,' was he? Also - what the heck is wassail, and how do you make it? Tune in to this episode to learn all about it - and to hear Vera say, "they were being loud and obnoxious because they wanted to wake up the trees" ---</p> <p>For this episode and the next few, we'll be talking about Christmas / Holiday tunes playable on pipes - their origins, fun facts, etc.  We'll be leaning heavily on arrangements by Timothy Cummings, which are available as <a href='https://birchenmusic.com/product-category/individual-tunes/adventchristmas/'>single-sheet downloads</a> and in a <a href='https://birchenmusic.com/product/on-this-day-earth-shall-ring-printed-collection/'>beautifully printed collection</a> at <a href='https://birchenmusic.com/'>birchenmusic.com</a></p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, drums, bass, tenor, snare, Scottish, festival, Highland, games, WUSPBA, small, smallpipe, smallpipes, SSP, advent, epiphany, Christmas, holiday</p>