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Found this on the site 18th Century History:
The author and composer of We Wish You a Merry Christmas cannot be traced however it is believed to date back to England in the sixteenth century. The tradition of carollers being given Christmas treats for singing to wealthy members of the community is reflected in this Christmas song - We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
A lot of people recorded "We wish tou a merry Christmas", but oldest recording i could find until now is "The Weavers" recording from 1951. But 2 years ago a family found grandfathers treasure and they gave it tot the Museum of London. In 1902 The Wall Family made home recordings of christmas songs.
You can hear all the songs on the site of The Museum of London. One of the recordings is "Angels from Realms of Glory" with at the end We Wish You a Merry Christmas. I took "We wish you a Merry Christmas" out of the recording and you can listen tot is here. It's only a few seconds, but it is a recording.
