I came out of my cultural cave to discover this modern Christmas carol just recently, years after everybody else, apparently. I don't know the singer here either, but I very much like what I see. The simplicity of the music is a perfect foil for an acoustic guitar accompaniment and I have a long-established preference for alto voices. Kathy Mattea invests this with passion too, which counts a lot for me.
This carol struck me for another reason. I wrote a carol myself years ago with a similar theme, except I addressed the questions to Jesus, asking him if he told his mother.
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5 comments:
I've heard this song before - probably sung at church - and it is beautiful.
Melanie, I suspect this one will have staying power, although it's not PC enough to get air play.
This song is several years old, but it's become one of if not my favorite Christmas songs. Michael English did the first version, and his is my favorite. Kathy's is very pretty, too.
Nicole, I checked out Michael English's version and you're right, it's a good one too.
This is definitely one of my favorite Christmas songs.
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