These songs enclose the main features and the type of versing characteristic of songs sung at Christmas (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’ Day, and so on) by young villagers in their rounds.

These verses were gathered in Itsasondo and have nowadays acquired great popularity. In this type of wassail song news is given about the feast being celebrated on the day, bringing to the fore scenes of the sacred history.

There are two distinct types of wassail songs. In some of them news is given about the feast being celebrated on the day, usually bringing to the fore scenes of the sacred history. In a second set of songs, which seem to be the oldest type, the soloist dedicates a stanza to each of the family members of the house, and the group answers after him.

Berri onakin gera
Itsasondo (Gipuzkoa)