John Audelay

John Audelay (or Awdelay; died c. 1426) was an English priest and poet from Haughmond Abbey, in Shropshire; one of the few English poets of the period whose name is known to us. Some of the first Christmas carols recorded in English appear among his works.[1]

  1. ^ Miles, Clement, Christmas customs and traditions, Courier Dover Publications (1976); ISBN 0-486-23354-5, pp. 47–48

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