Just 2 days ago I was listening to a review of 'My Maryland' and I was so fascinated by its tune and history and could not believe how many versions there were. It has a tune that lots of folks can play at this time of year but when you hear it you know that it is a Christmas carol. I am keen to get folks to learn it and to listen to my review and the great recording by the US Pittsberg Choral Choir conducted by Edward Dantin. Maryland was written by James Ryder Randalf in 1871 and remember that the tune only Carrol that can go into a very nice old time song that can be sung all year. The words are so nice and great. The song tells the story of a man who has fought long enough in the US war and wants to go home back to his family in Maryland. The tune of this 1871 song is the same tune as the song 'O Christmas tree'.