Dec 10 Little Drummer Boy

Dec 10 Little Drummer Boy
http://musiced.about.com/od/christmasnewyeararticles/qt/drummerboy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Drummer_Boy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_K._Davis

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum.

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum.

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum.

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

This “story-song” tells of a poor young boy who, unable to afford a gift for the infant Jesus, plays his drum for the newborn with his mother Mary's approval. Miraculously, the baby, although a newborn, smiles at the boy in gratitude. The story is somewhat similar to an old twelfth-century legend retold by Anatole France as Le jongleur de Notre-Dame (The Juggler of Notre Dame). In the French legend, however, a juggler juggles before the statue of Mary.

The words and music for this Christmas song were written by composer and pianist Katherine K. Davis. She composed her first piece of music at the age of 15, and then went on to study and teach music at several schools in the United States. Until she died at the age of 88, she was an active composer, writing more than 600 compositions. Many of them were for choirs at the schools where she taught.

Her most famous composition is "The Little Drummer Boy", originally titled "The Carol of the Drum", which she wrote in 1941. It became famous when it was recorded by the Trapp Family Singers.

Craft: drum, heart
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/treeornaments/l/blorntpdrum.htm
http://www.origami-club.com/en/ Valentines>several hearts to choose from