If you’ve been listening to any of the media regarding the Republican Presidential Race you’ve probably heard the “uproar” about Mike Huckabee’s Christmas Ad. Here’s the 30 second ad:
Not really sure what all the commotion is about, but the ad has gotten plenty of extra running time thanks to it. Here is Huckabee’s response to the reaction the ad has gotten…be sure you listen to the last minute of the video, he makes a great point:
Merry Christmas!
One of my favorite Christmas Carols is the song Little Drummer Boy. I like the story behind the song…a young boy who doesn’t have a present to give to baby Jesus so he does the only thing he knows to do, he plays his drum for the baby King (with Mary’s approval). And Jesus hears the boy’s efforts and responds with His approval. Here are the lyrics of the song (I took out all of the “Pa rum pum pum pum” lines):
Come they told me,
A new born King to see,
Our finest gifts we bring.
Little Baby,
I am a poor boy too,
I have no gift to bring,
That’s fit to give the King.
Then he smiled at me
Mary Nodded,
The ox and lamb kept time,
I played my drum for Him,
I play my best for Him,
Me and my drum
I’m always interested in the history of songs. The song “Little Drummer Boy” is believed to have been written by Katherine K. Davis in 1941 based on an old Czech carol. It has also gone by the name “Carol of the Drums”. For what it’s worth, my favorite version of the song (so far) is done by The Blind Boys of Alabama.
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