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"I'M

GONNA SEND YOU

ONE by ONE :

ONE

for the little biddy baby,

wrapped in swaddling clothing, laying in a manger

 He was Born, Born, Born in Bethlehem

One "petite porringer" for the new mother nursing...

I'm gonna send you TWO by TWO....TWO for Paul & Silas

Two "tots cups" for the drink or collecting...

(Queen Anne, 1707 / William III, 1695 )

I'm gonna send you THREE by THREE...THREE for the Hebrew children

Three "shiny salvers" for the table-side serving...

( crested for : Philpot or Penny / Mayor of Norwich in 1748 / Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester )

I'm gonna send you FOUR by FOUR...FOUR for the FOUR that stood at the Door

 Four "tapered tines" for the fireside toast-roasting...

I'm gonna send you FIVE by FIVE...FIVE for the FIVE what stated the jive

Five "flames" for the love letter sealing...

( Silver Tapersticks / Enamel Tapersticks / Wax Jack )

I'm gonna send you SIX by SIX....SIX for the SIX that never got fixed

Six "Scottish spoons" for the Christmas Day pudding...

I'm gonna send you seven by SEVEN....SEVEN for the SEVEN that never got to Heaven

Seven "saucy boats", all for the pouring...(click individual images for more / for a larger image click here)

I'm gonna send you EIGHT by EIGHT....EIGHT for the EIGHT that stood at the Gate

 Eight "agate knives" for a "Regal" cutting...

  I'm gonna send you NINE by NINE....NINE for the NINE all dressed so fine

Nine "glasses so fine"... you'll buy better wine...

(click individual images for more / for a larger group image click here)

 I'm gonna send you TEN by TEN... TEN for the TEN Commandments

 Ten "tufts of hair" on the silly "bugbear"... 

I'm gonna send you 'LEVEN by 'LEVEN... 'LEVEN for the ELEVEN deriders

'leven "lovely forks" for the festive feeding...

 I'm gonna send you TWELVE by TWELVE...TWELVE for the TWELVE Apostles

Twelve "titling tickets" for your spirits' reading... 

(click individual images for more / for a larger group image click here) 

"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" is a traditional Spiritual Song,

also known as "The Holy Baby" and "Born in Bethlehem.  There are many versions -

this version by Odetta, 1930-2008, released on "Odetta : Christmas Spirituals", in 1963 (Vanguard).

Odetta, born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama, had early aspirations of singing at the Met.

Instead she found herself a driving force of the folk movement of the mid-20th century. 

She was a major influence on Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Carly Simon

 and poet Maya Angelou.

Please click on the above illustrated images, titles, or underlined text

for fully illustrated pages.

 "Hovering" your mouse over specific images will also show text for each item.

Christmas carols as we know them today did not enter general use until the 19th century. 

Although it is hard to imagine, for many years, Christmas was quiet. 

It was not until the 13th century that carols were sung in native languages -

but then more by minstrels and wassailers.

For a short history of carols (in verse), you can click here - or the first catalog below.

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