This song is also a beautiful piece of music, very poignant. I have Ms. Carroll on several records singing this and I love her version. Maybe it's because it is the one that I grew up hearing at home during Christmas, but still it's lovely. I actually learned, while watching an old holiday episode of the Lawrence Welk Show (can't help it lol) that the writer of these lyrics, Alfred Burt, was a jazz musician who gave carols as Christmas cards for over a decade. This is one of his Christmas cards, actually. He also wrote "This is Christmastime", "Caroling, Caroling" and "The Star Carol". Sadly, he passed away at age 33. I can only imagine the wonderful things he would have created if he had lived longer. Still, it's a beautiful song. Enjoy!
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