Peter Paul and Mary - Christmas Dinner (1969 vinyl LP Peter Paul and Mommy)

 

Peter Paul and Mary - Christmas Dinner (1969 vinyl LP Peter Paul and Mommy )

 

And it came to pass on a Christmas evening,

When all the doors were shuttered tight,

Outside standing, a lonely boy-child,

Cold and shivering in the night. 

 

On the street every window

Save but one was gleaming bright;

And to this window walked the boy-child

Peeking in saw candlelight. 

 

Through other windows he had looked at turkeys,

Ducks, and geese, and cherry pies;

But through this window saw a gray-haired lady

Table bare and tears in her eyes. 

 

Into his coat reached the boy-child

Knowing well there was little there

He took from his pocket his own Christmas dinner

A bit of cheese and some bread to share. 

 

His outstretched hands held the food and they trembled

As the door it opened wide

Said he "Would you share with me Christmas dinner?"

Said she gently, "Come inside." 

 

The gray-haired lady brought forth to the table

Glasses two, last drops of wine.

Said she "Here's a toast to everyone's Christmas,

And especially yours and mine!" 

 

And it came to pass on that Christmas evening

When all the doors were shuttered tight

That in that town the happiest Christmas

Was shared by candlelight.

 

Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar

Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar, banjo

Mary Travers – vocals

Russell Savakus – double bass

Paul Prestopino – guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro

Produced by Milton Okun

Musical Director: Milton Okun

Assisting Instrumentalists: Russell Savakus, Paul Prestopino

Associate Producer: Phil Ramone

 

Peter, Paul and Mommy, released on Warner Bros. in 1969, is the trio Peter, Paul and Mary's first children's album. It contains hits like "Puff the Magic Dragon", among others. The album reached No. 12 on Billboard's Top LPs chart. The single "Day is Done" reached number 7 on the Easy Listening chart and number 21 on the Pop Singles chart.  At the Grammy Awards of 1970, Peter, Paul and Mommy won the Grammy for Best Recording for Children.

 

According to Paul Stookey, the album grew naturally from the fact that all the previous albums the trio had released contain at least one children's song. The album contains new songs as well as some songs they had previously recorded. Songs such as "It's Raining" and "Puff (The Magic Dragon)", found on earlier albums, were re-recorded for the album with a backing children choir. The single "Day is Done", written by Peter Yarrow, is also a different recording from the one on the album. "The Marvelous Toy" and "Going To The Zoo" are songs by Tom Paxton.

 

Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio was composed of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by Bob Dylan, as well as covers of other folk musicians. They were enormously successful in the early and mid 1960s, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped popularize the folk music revival.

 

I do not own the copyright to the music, the recording and the photos.  (Images on this video were appropriated from the original album.) This video is posted for educational use under Section 17 U.S. Code § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use.

 

All posts are rendered in old school using restored vinyl LPs.  Unless noted, this channel does not use recordings from CDs.  As much as possible, I attempted to remove most of the pops and crackles from the original vinyl album.  Some remastering was applied to make the performance cut through within the confines of  the loudness wars.

 

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