Vince Guaraldi: O Tannenbaum
Musicians:
Vince Guaraldi (piano), Fred Marshall (bass), Jerry Granelli (drums).
Traditional; arranged by Vince Guaraldi
.Recorded: Berkeley, CA, 1964
Rating: 86/100 (learn more)
"Maryland, My Maryland" is the most recalcitrant U.S. state anthem. Set to the German folk tune "O Tannenbaum," it served as pre-Civil War, pro-Confederacy propaganda. Its denunciation of President Lincoln as a tyrant, however, proved less persuasive than Abe's suspension of civil liberties and arrest of Rebel firebrands, thus ensuring Maryland's retention in the Union. Nowadays, most of us know the song more happily as the yuletide carol "O Christmas Tree," made child-friendly in Vince Guaraldi's jazzy score for A Charlie Brown Christmas. In measure to be jolly, Vince decks the halls with boughs of holly. Think: Merryland, My Merryland.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: holiday theme
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