"Down in Yon Forest" (or "Down in Yon Forrest") is a traditional English Christmas carol dating to the Renaissance era.
The carol has been arranged in modern English by Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Jacob Niles and John Rutter, among others. It has been recorded by artists including Woven Hand, Joan Baez, Bruce Cockburn, Burl Ives (on Christmas Day in the Morning), John McCutcheon, Bob Rowe, Andreas Scholl, Steeleye Span, Martyn Bates & Max Eastle...
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