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A great big merry Christmas tree! – unknown. 18. Peppermint Stick. I took a lick Of a peppermint stick And oh it tasted yummy! It used to be On the Christmas tree But now it’s in my tummy ...
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure dost thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! Not only green when summer's here But in the coldest time of year. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How sturdy God hath made thee!
The song is now performed by choirs around the world, especially during the Christmas season as a Christmas carol. [5] Another motivation of the song may have been to Christianize old English winter season songs used in wassailing the apple orchards — pouring out libations or engaging in similar ceremonies to seek fertility of the trees. [6]
It was repeated by the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree on 11 December 2014. [6] Studwell describes the poem as "simple, direct and sincere" and notes that it is a rare example of a carol which has overcome the disadvantage of "not having a tune (or two or three) which has caught the imagination of holiday audiences." [7] Love came down at ...
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
In 1933, he distributed the poem in the form of a Christmas card, [1] now officially titled "Desiderata." [2] Psychiatrist Merrill Moore distributed more than 1,000 unattributed copies to his patients and soldiers during World War II. [1] After Ehrmann died in 1945, his widow published the work in 1948 in The Poems of Max Ehrmann. The 1948 ...
"Beneath these fruit-tree boughs that shed" Poems of the Fancy: 1807 Yew-trees 1803 "There is a Yew-tree, pride of Lorton Vale," Poems of the Imagination: 1815 Who fancied what a pretty sight 1803 Manuscript title: "Coronet of Snowdrops" "Who fancied what a pretty sigh" Moods of my own Mind (1807); Poems of the Fancy: 1807
Average mortgage rates open the short week relatively steady as of Tuesday, November 12, 2024, as the market awaits key inflation and consumer spending data for October, starting with the release ...