American Folk Songs for Christmas by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Barbara Cooney Woodland Journal " Whether showing their subjects

" Whether showing their subjects being planted or felled

Babies on the Way

"When the small mouse Emmaline moves into the Dickinson household

making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children

classmates - will they be friendly

American Folk Songs for Christmas by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Barbara Cooney Woodland Journal " Whether showing their subjectsRuth Crawford Seeger (1901 1953), distinguished musician, noted music educator and authority on folk music has assembled a collection of songs from the old time Christmas, before Santa Claus came to America and neatly trimmed fir trees bloomed with tinsel. These are the folk songs, the ballads that sprang from a need to express the Christmas spirit, and they are a part of our heritage. The songs are as varied as the singers who have given them