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“The Friendly Beasts” probably originated in 12th-century France. Sometimes known as “The Song of the Ass,” “The Donkey Carol” or “The Gift of the Animals,” this song is distinctive in that each of the animals sings to the newborn Christ child in the first person, offering a gift to comfort him.
"The Friendly Beasts" is a traditional Christmas carol also known as "The Donkey Song," "The Animal Song," and "The Gifts of the Animals." The words were likely written in the 1920s by...
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Dec 18, 2006 · I'm looking for a Christmas song where the animals tell what the each gave or done for Baby Jesus. I remember a donkey all shaggy and brown. And also a sheep with the curly horn.
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]
By the 13th century the melody was sung during the Fete de l’Ane (Festival of the Donkey), the focus of which was the flight into Egypt by the holy family. During the mass for this festival, a donkey was often led or ridden into the church.
The Friendly Beasts. And the friendly beasts around Him stood. Jesus, our brother, kind and good. I carried His mother to Bethlehem town." "I," said the Donkey, shaggy and brown. I gave Him my hay to pillow His head." "I," said the Cow, all white and red. He wore my coat on Christmas morn."
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Dec 14, 2014 · “The Friendly Beasts” is a traditional Christmas Carol dating back to the 12th century in France. Set to the melody of the Latin folk song, “Orientis Partibus,” the song recounts the gifts brought to the Baby Jesus by a donkey, a cow, a sheep, a camel and a dove.
