folk songs

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The 12 days of Christmas

2013
Merry animals celebrate the twelve days of Christmas in this version of the traditional folk song.

Jack Kent's Twelve days of Christmas

1973
A young girl's joy turns to dismay as larger and larger gifts arrive from her true love each day of the Christmas season.

The Friendly beasts

an old English Christmas carol
1981
In this old English Christmas carol the friendly stable beasts tell of the gifts they have given to the newborn Jesus.

The twelve days of Christmas

1986
A young woman's true love sends her extravagant gifts on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

1990
A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

Go tell Aunt Rhody

1974
Colorful drawings illustrate the verses of this American folk song about the unusual death of the old gray goose.

Old MacDonald had a farm

1984
The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

2001
A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

The twelve days of Christmas

2011
On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient's true love.

Home on the range

John A. Lomax and his cowboy songs
2009
The fascinating story of the man who discovered many of America's best-loved songs, including "Home on the Range.".

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