[78-L] O Maryland, My Christmas Tree

[David Lennick]

From: mbiel at mbiel.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:47:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] O Maryland, My Christmas Tree
> 
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> > Which came first..O Tannenbaum or My Maryland? And when? dl
> 
> It is highly doubtful that the Germans would have heard My Maryland or
> even cared a whit about Maryland, but it is highly probable that German
> immigrants sand O Tannenbaum.
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com

 

I see "Florida, My Florida" and "Michigan, My Michigan" were written to the same tune ("Lauriger Horatius"). Originality, who needs it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland,_My_Maryland

 

dl