In The Bleak Midwinter. 1 In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan earth stood hard as iron water like a stone. History and facts about In the Bleak Midwinter.
While Gustav Holsts charming setting of 1909 is rightly loved by millions worldwide it is the less well known but infinitely more stylish setting by Harold Darke from two years later that convincingly won the day in our poll. Title Composer Holst Gustav. Rossetti wrote the poem in 1872 or earlier as a response to the magazine Scribners Monthlys request for a Christmas poem.
In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan earth stood hard as iron water like a stone.
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