Spring over the ground like a hunting-hound! Hurrah forThanksgiving Day! Over the River and Through the Woods is a warm-hearted, boisterously funny, and touching story about intergenerational relationships, deep familial love, and the inevitable little heartbreaks that occur as time passes and children grow. Traditionally “Over the River and Through the Wood” is sung as a Thanksgiving song, in which the original lyrics say, “Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!” rather than “Hurrah for Christmas Day!” Another lyrical change was that the original poem read “Grandfather’s house” rather than “Grandmother’s house.” The original poem also contained 12 verses.Bells at Temple Square RehearsalsChoir director Mack Wilberg added, “One of the reasons that I thought that this might make a good selection for this concert is that the piece that followed it, which is by Prokofiev, ‘The Troika,’ there’s sort of a similarity in riding a sleigh and going through the woods.” And then he corrected himself with a laugh, continuing, “Wood—I always thought it was ‘Over the River and Through the Woods.’ I think everybody did but, I remember when I saw Ryan’s arrangement I said, ‘You’ve left the ‘s’ off of woods and he said, ‘No, this is correct.’” “I wanted to be true to the original in that respect,” added Murphy. Over the river, and through the wood, Old Jowler hears our bells. )Watch the Weekly Broadcast Live Over the river and through the woods, Oh, how the wind does blow! Thanks to Corrina D. for singing this for us!Music, culture and traditions from all around the world!A Mama Lisa eBook, 200+ Pages, with Links to Recordings and VideosPlease contribute a traditional song or rhyme from your country.Our books feature songs in the original languages, with translations into English. We will kiss them all, and play snow-ball and stay as long as we can.

"Over The River And Through The Wood" - Written By Lydia Maria Child 1844. Over the river and through the wood To have a first-rate play. Spring over the ground Like a hunting hound, For this is Thanksgiving Day. Over the river, and through the wood, To have a first-rate play. Many include beautiful illustrations, commentary by ordinary people, and links to recordings, videos, and sheet music. Your purchase will help us keep our site online!100 Songs (350 Pages) With Sheet Music And Links To Recordings Over The River And Through The Woods (Lyrics in ... - YouTube The song from 1844 is actually often called "The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day". Hear the bells ring, Ting-a-ling-ling! Over the River and Through the Woods is a play written by Joe DiPietro, published in 1998.

For 'tis Thanksgiving Day. Over The River And Through The Woods Nursery Rhyme Over The River And Through The Woods with Lyrics and Music. It stings the toes, And bites the nose, As over the ground we go. “Over the River and Through the Wood” was originally published in 1844 as a poem written by Lydia Maria Child. Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day! It played Off-Broadway at the John Houseman Theatre for 800 performances over two years. Over the river and through the woods, To have a first-rate play; Oh, hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!" 50+ videos Play all Mix - Over the River and Through the Woods To Grandmother's House We Go YouTube Over The River And Through The Woods (Lyrics in Description) - Duration: 0:53. (This conversation takes place starting at 11:29 in the video below. Over The River And Through The Woods is a traditional, American folk song and nursery rhyme that is often used for Thanksgiving day. Over the river and through the woods, Trot fast, my dapple gray! Over the river, and through the wood, trot fast, my dapple-gray! Over the river, and through the wood, With a clear blue winter sky, The dogs do bark, And children hark, As we go jingling by. Over the river, and through the wood, Oh, how the wind does blow! Over the river and through the wood, Trot fast, my dapple gray! It stings the toes and bites the nose, As over the ground we go.