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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Animals and Music

Unique Breed near Fearington Village NC
Since the birth of Christ, numerous songs have been written that fancifully tell of the animal's part in the nativity story. The video below got me to thinking that maybe these creatures weren't all that passive. 

When I was a little girl in pre-school Sunday School we used to sing a song that said, "the birdies in the tree-tops sing their song, they make a joyful chorus all day long, the flowers in the garden add their hue, so why shouldn't I, why shouldn't you, praise Him too?"  

As The Little Drummer Boy says, "the ox and lamb kept time pa-rum-pa-pum-pum!"



The Little Drummer Boy has been recorded by an interesting mix of singers and choirs. The version above is a classic; here's a few more:

Richie Petrie

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