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"Past Three O'Clock" (or "Past Three A Clock") is a Christmas carol, loosely based on the traditional cry of the city night watchman: :Past three a clock, :And a cold frosty morning, :Past three a clock; :Good morrow, masters all! The words were written by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934) to the traditional tune "London Waits". Woodward added lines to the traditional refrain in a style characteristic of his delight in archaic poetry. It was published in ''A Cambridge Carol Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter and Other Seasons'' in 1924.〔London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.〕 Numerous variations of the carol include an arrangement by William Llewellyn as a "quodlibet" for choir: ''London Waits (Past Three O'clock)''.〔Novello and Co Ltd.〕 Recordings of the carol include those by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge,〔EMI: CDM 7 69950 2〕 the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and the Monteverdi Choir.〔''Once As I Remember...'' Philips: 462050〕 Popular music artistes who have recorded the carol include Linda Ronstadt on the album ''A Merry Little Christmas'' (2000) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist) on the album Chris Squire's Swiss Choir (2007). ==See also== *"Ding Dong Merrily on High" *List of Christmas carols 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Past Three O'Clock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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