Thursday, December 14, 2017

Little bitty baby

Yeah, okay—today’s offering isn’t technically an Advent or Christmas piece. It’s from the African-American tradition, and is what I’d call a counting song. But since I loathe “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, you’re going to have to accept this one in its place.

Also, this recording of “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” is from a Peter, Paul and Mary Christmas concert, so there’s that.

I first heard a version of this from my mother-by-her-first-marriage, a Methodist. It can go up to the Twelve Apostles, and sometimes the numbers two and three represent different biblical figures.

Crank up the volume. You’ll be glad you did.





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