The Moon Shines Bright


"The Moon Shines Bright" carol is an English folk song which has been recorded by The Valley Folk, Shirley Collins, Ram's Bottom, and Sam Lee and The Furrow Collective
Being a well-documented song publicised by EFDSS, Mudcat, and Mainly Norfolk, the song was recorded by Jon Boden and Oli Steadman for inclusion in their respective lists of daily folk songs "A Folk Song A Day" and "365 Days Of Folk".
It is also used as a religious hymn.

History

Lucy Broadwood found two versions of "The Moon Shines Bright" in 1893: