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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