It is indeed ages since I have read or heard this poem. A marvellous presentation by Louis Armstrong (Sachmo). Not sure of the piano accompanist but might have been Marian McPartland. Brilliant and sensitive playing. Other great seasonal links in the Youtube comments and description. Happy Christmas to all.
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 
Thanks Ken, have a great Christmas and family time…love the Sachmo…had the privilege of seeing him at the Queen E in Vancouver 1958 (yikes, 67 years ago). May 2026 be a good year, plenty of thinking, plenty of scribbling and plenty of grace shared. Trev.
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Thank Trev for your greetings, and for reading and commenting. Hope you are not too cold up there. -41 in Whitehorse and-31 in Saskatoon yesterday. Brrrr . . .
Hope our paths cross sometime, Ken
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My favourite Christmas poem! I memorized it when I was 6 or 7 (and heard it many times before that, LOL) and have repeated it over and over and over … and used it often as the basis for my annual Christmas letter … like this one: https://haidagwaiibuildingbridges.com/2013/03/25/haida-gwaii-christmas/
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