Wednesday, December 23, 2015

He come from the Glory

Today’s Christmas song is a blast from the past. Long past? No, my past. I can’t recall how the Chad Mitchell Trio came to my attention, but I remember “The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy” from the start.

It wasn’t on a Christmas album; I don’t even know if they made a Christmas album. But even if it’s not Christmas-specific, it’s about baby Jesus, so I say it’s in. It’s not quite a lullaby; well, maybe a Calypso lullaby. Belafonte has a version and he’s fine. But I prefer the Mitchell arrangement.



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