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Thread #116151   Message #2492058
Posted By: Joybell
12-Nov-08 - 03:36 PM
Thread Name: Not the Usual Christmas Songs
Subject: RE: Not the Usual Christmas Songs
"The Cherry Tree Carol" is seldom sung now. Too weird for many people. I always try to sing it at least once a year. Mary and Joseph out walking and Mary wanting him to pick cherries for her. Pure pagan theatre with down-to-earth sentiment expressed by Joseph:

...Then Joseph spake in anger. In anger spake he
"Let the Father of the baby pick cherries for thee!"..

Then Baby Jesus speaking from Mary's womb and the cherry tree hearing and bowing down obediently. Then the lovely scene with Joseph taking Mary, all stained with cherry juice, on his knee.
I love this one. OK the cherry juice was my idea.
Cheers, Joy