I learned this song more than 30 years ago and had no idea at the time that Paul Stokey of Peter, Paul and Mary had written it. It was taught to me by a dear friend who passed away last fall.
I think the sentiments expressed in this song point us to what Christmas is really about--loving each other as Jesus loved us and is an appropriate way to celebrate today's Feast of St. Nicholas. (More on him tomorrow.)
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Beautiful piece of music -- all around.
ReplyDeleteIt has a very apt message.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. I had only heard this song once before, when I was a child. And when I heard it, it was actually on TV with an accompanying "claymation" cartoon that depicted the story in the song. I didn't know it was a Peter, Paul, and Mary song. :-)
ReplyDeleteEvan
It has a message that often gets lost in the Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dymphna. Sharing is an appetizer, the entree and the best dessert. Bon appetit!
ReplyDeleteI like that analogy!
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