BRING US A FIGGY PUDDING!

If anyone has been out a-caroling yet this season, it's likely you have encountered the curious "figgy pudding" line in "We Wish You A Merry Christmas".  I cannot tell you how many times I've sung that little phrase while simultaneously wondering:

What the H-E-doublecandycanes is a figgy pudding?
 

So this year I did some research.  Found this article.  From here on out we can all hopefully sing a little easier.

NPR, All Things Considered: Now, You Can Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding


Now...howz about that "cup of good cheer"?