Nat King Cole, a national treasure, sings Away in a Manger. This is what I call the American melody that goes with the hymn.
This was the first Christmas hymn I ever learned. When I hear it, I think of the “primary” class at Sunday school–nowadays it would be called “day care”–and this little book they gave us, one Christmas. On the front cover was a picture of the Holy Family in the manger: and how well I remember the sweet smile on the baby’s face!
I will never forget it.
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Hi, I’d like to request “Angels From The Realms Of Glory” by The Piano Guys! 🙂 Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLoWt2tfqg
Here it comes!
Truly a national treasure – what a great voice. Many might know he was a jazz pianist and died so young at 45.
Beautiful I played it with my girls listening as they are reading