“Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a poem composed by American writer and human rights activist James Weldon Johnson. It was first recited in public on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, on February 12, 1900. It was later set […]
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Turkey in the Straw is a popular folksong that was popular since the early 19th century, initially among fiddle players. Today the tune of the song is associated with the rural south. The song is often credited to Dan Emmett,
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The popular Thanksgiving song “Over the River and Through the Wood” was originally published as a poem entitled “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day”. The lyrics, which belong to the well-known writer Lydia Maria Child, represent her own childhood
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One of the most widely recognized tunes worldwide and inevitably associated with Christmas, Jingle Bells was first intended to be sung during Thanksgiving. Dating back to 1857 when it was written by James Lord Pierpont in Medford, MA, the song
