LITTLE DONKEY, LITTLE DONKEY....
Christmas has arrived in the Jukebox and I'm just worry that there aren't enough days in December for all our lovely Christmas tune that are available. For me, I wasn't sure were to start but thought of this timeless classic for children as I made my way down to wrap Christmas presents for charity. Little Donkey must be one of the first Christmas song you learn as a child and if you are a very special child, you also get to play the donkey's hooves with coconuts. Perhaps it is because I am a big kid but this is still one of my favourite and memory provoking Christmas tunes for me and it is a fitting one to start with.
Written by Eric Boswell, the song was a six week chart topper in 1959 in the UK Sheet Chart and a recording of the song by Nina and Frederick reached No. 3 the following Christmas. For me, though, it just makes me think of a brilliant moment of friendship when two of us decided that we could perhaps sing this at another friend's wedding. Two problems with this logic was one; the wedding was not at Christmas and two; neither of us can claim any great singing ability. But for weeks and even to this day we still laugh and quote Little Donkey to each other. The nice thing about this story is that we probably did sing Little Donkey together at Play Group. Christmas is about having fun and sharing memories with people who matter.
I won't sing the carol for you, although it probably would make me a YouTube star; you can hear the a proper version here; with the lyrics for those who want to sing along:
Little Donkey, Little Donkey
Written by Eric Boswell
Date: 1959
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