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Little Donkey
1959 Christmas carol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Little Donkey is a popular Christmas carol, written by British songwriter Eric Boswell in 1959, which describes the journey by Mary the mother of Jesus to Bethlehem on the donkey of the title.[1]
The first version to chart was by Gracie Fields, followed a fortnight later by The Beverley Sisters, who overtook her in the charts by Christmas, peaking at No 14. [2] A recording by Nina & Frederik reached No. 3 the following Christmas.[3][4]
The song has also been recorded by Vera Lynn, Aled Jones[5] and many others, and it is a traditional part of the festive season and nativity plays for many young children.
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