The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown: O the rising of the sun And the running of the deer, ...

Gardeners may wonder how two unrelated evergreen plants like holly and ivy became so closely entwined for the holidays. Like many other aspects of Christmas, you have to look to ...

Megan Hilty performs 'The Holly and the Ivy' with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. The melody for this carol is an old English folk song, and the lyrics date to at least the early 18th century.

The ilex or holly, and the ivy, both evergreen plants are traditional Christmas symbols: the holly for part of the same reason as the Glastonbury Rose is, because it represents the Crown of Thorns ...

The holly and the ivy, the yuletide carol goes, invoke "sweet singing of the choir." Not around here, where environmentalists and tens of thousands of volunteers mutter far harsher words ...

And more: “Holly and his merry men, they dancen and they sing/ Ivy and her maidens, they weepen and they wring.” In this battle of the sexes, the Holly King definitely has the upper hand.

Ivy Ivy has been used to decorate homes and churches, alongside holly, since at least the 15th and 16th centries: in early carols, it was often used to symbolise females and their values, in ...

This monstrous 600ft long ivy turns a humble Gloucestershire workspace into a winter wonderland every Christmas - decorated by office workers named Holly and Mary.

Watch a video of the cast of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alley Theatre bringing festive cheer with a lively rendition of 'The Holly and the Ivy.' The holiday musical is now running in Houston.

HOLLY Willoughby was all smiles as she left The Ivy with her parents Lynne and Brian. The mum-of-three joined them for lunch at the posh London restaurant on Tuesday afternoon. While her dad clutch… ...

Holly Willoughby glammed up in a classy outfit as she took her family out for a posh lunch at The Ivy in London. The This Morning star, 39, draped a woollen overcoat over her shoulders as she paced… ...

Holly Willoughby glammed up in a classy outfit as she took her family out for a posh lunch at The Ivy in London. The This Morning star, 39, draped a woollen overcoat over her shoulders as she paced… ...