Going a little nostalgic today.

Not many people can name many artists of yesteryear. There are some names that only comes up this time of year. Burl Ives is among them.

Probably best remembered for voicing Sam the Snowman in Rankin/Bass's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", Burl was a folk singer whose career spanned much of the mid twentieth century.

One of, arguably, his most popular albums was "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" which featured the song of the same name.

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When I was just a lad you know,
I met a gal from Old Bourdeaux,
She had blonde hair and blue eyes too,
Let me ride on the ring-dang-doo

The ring-dang-doo,
Now, what is that?
It's soft and round like a pussy cat,
Got a hole in the middle and it's split in two,
That's what you call the ring-dang-doo!

She took me down into her cellar,
Said I was a might fine fella,
Fed me wine and whiskey too,
Let me ride on the ring-dang-doo

The ring-dang-doo,
Now, what is that?

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