This is precisely what the song reflects. Over the years the craze for Figgie puddings mentioned in the lyrics of the song has faded. But for the inquisitive readers, the recipe consisted of the most important ingredient - figs with butter, sugar, eggs ,milk, rum, apple, lemon and orange peel, nuts, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, similar to the modern day Christmas Puddings.
The words are apt both for Hanukkah as well as New Year and to this day, remains the most oft-sung of the Christmas songs. The considerable cultural impact of Christmas carols is graphically established by the simple yet very popular folk carol from the West Country of England. Although this song is lively, attractive, affable, contributing to the accomplishment of a positive holiday make-up, it cannot be considered as containing outstanding artistic substance. "We Wish" is one of the primary elements in the body of music which pervades the longest, most beloved, and most culturally dominant of the holiday tradition. No other group of songs appears to have as much influence on Western civilization as do Christmas carols, especially in light of the relatively small number of significant carols that exist, for they are not limited by age, education, life-style, beliefs, nationality, or taste.
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