Mediæval Bæbes: Mistletoe & Wine
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This came out in 2003, but I didn't listen to it until 2021. First I want say that every site I've looked at includes the subtitle "A Seasonal Collection", but that appears nowhere on the CD I've got. It just says "Mistletoe & Wine". I've also read that it's a compilation of songs that have appeared on the Mediaeval Baebes' previous albums, with two new ones. (I mean new to the album; I don't expect any of the songs were originally performed by this group.) It's all sort of Mediaeval music, of course, or at least sung in a Mediaeval style. (The songs come from different centuries, which are sometimes mentioned specifically in the liner notes and sometimes not.)

1. The Holly & the Ivy: with which I was already familiar, I mean actually this group's rendition of it. It's one of the two new songs on the album. And I quite like it.

2. Gaudete: I believe this is in Swedish.

3. L'amour de Moi: which is in 14th century French.

4. Salva Nos: which I believe is in Latin. It's from the 13th century.

5. Glass Window: seems to be in English, though I can't make out much of what they're singing, and for all I know it could have some other language in there. It's from the 16th century. I don't think I care for this one very much.

6. There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu: again I can't make out much of the lyrics but it's in Late Mediaeval English.

7. Kinderly: which I also didn't understand, but it's in Middle English.

8. In Dulce Jubilo: the second new song on the album, which is in Latin.

9. Love Me Broughte: I have no idea what language it's in (the liner notes don't say). But they do say it's from 1372.

10. I Am Eve: 11th century Irish.

11. Quan Vey La Lauzeta: I have no idea what language it's in. (Google Translate was no help with the title.)

12. The Coventry Carol: which seems to be in some older form of English, but I don't know which one. It's from the 16th century.

13. Undrentide: I guess this is Middle English.

14. Ecce Mundi Gaudium: which is in Latin. Or at least the title is, I don't know about the lyrics. The music is 13th century English.

15. Blow Northern Wind: again I think it's some form of older English but I don't know which.

Well, I've done my best to give some information about each song, whenever I could. I wish the liner notes were more comprehensive. I didn't understand anything but the first song, which remains my favorite of the bunch. But I did like most of the songs well enough. I'd probably like them even better if I wasn't writing a review while listening to the CD. I do think it's amazing how good the singers are at doing songs from such a wide variety of eras and places (even if they are mostly some form of English). And I don't know what else to tell you.