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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