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According to Peter and Iona Opie, the earliest version of this rhyme appeared in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book (c. 1744), which recorded only the first four lines. The full version was included in Mother Goose's Melody (c. 1765). [2] To 'sing for one's supper' was a proverbial phrase by the seventeenth century. [3]
"Mary, Did You Know?" is a Christmas song addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1985, and music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in 1991.
The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a holiday classic, but its genesis goes back to Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis.It turns out, she helped this melancholy Christmas ...
"Hush-a-bye baby" in The Baby's Opera, A book of old Rhymes and The Music by the Earliest Masters, ca. 1877. The rhyme is generally sung to one of two tunes. The only one mentioned by the Opies in The Oxford Book of Nursery Rhymes (1951) is a variant of Henry Purcell's 1686 quickstep Lillibullero, [2] but others were once popular in North America.
"The Christmas Shoes" frequently polarizes audiences. [8] While it is a staple of radio stations during the Christmas season, [8] it is often criticized for exploiting poverty to generate a sentimental message and for the narrator's self-congratulatory tone after he gives the boy money. [9] The song has been described as poverty porn. [10]
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The mom of two was disappointed her district didn't teach phonics as part of its literacy program. She switched her child to a Catholic school where the girl thrived after being taught phonics.
The music he composed for Black Magic commercials, in 1971 and used for a further 15 years, became equally famous. [6] Also (indicating Gunning's sense of humour and self-deprecation), his music for a Winalot Prime dog food commercial in 1988 was later expanded into The Long March and recorded and released as a charity record by the Barking ...