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Anonymous

Dec 01, 2024

Looking for a christmas song about the first nightingale’s song?

I recently heard a song on a radio station in Peoria, IL, that plays nonstop Christmas music. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the station's call numbers, and I’ve since changed the station, so I wasn’t able to contact them. I feel so frustrated!

The song I’m trying to find starts with an a cappella performance by what sounds like a fairly young girl. It tells the story of Maria, who finds an injured bird, makes a cage for it out of rushes and twine, and later brings it as a gift for the Christ Child at a church. When she releases the bird, it flies to the heavens and sings the first nightingale’s song.

Does anyone know the name of this song or where I might find its tune and lyrics? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Anonymous

Dec 17, 2024

"The Gift" . . .sung by: Aselin Debison. . .Album: Sweet is the Melody

It's available on iTunes.

I heard it for the first time this weekend, too, and had to go download it. 🙂

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Anonymous

Jan 17, 2025

This Site Might Help You.

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Looking for a christmas song about the first nightingale's song?

I heard a song on a radio sation in Peoria Il, playing non stop christmas music. I tried to find the number for the station, but I can't remember the call numbers and i've changed the station since. I feel so stupid!! Anyway, the song starts out a cappella, being sung by what sounds like...

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Zion White

Dec 22, 2024

Toad the Wet Sprocket has a song called "The Nightingale Song" on their album "Fear." But it's not a Christmas song.

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Anonymous

Jan 28, 2025

I heard this song on a Dallas station, and it wasn't sung by Garth Brooks- the DJ said it was a 12 year old, but I didn't catch the name! I wish I had, because I LOVED it and I want to find it on a cd.

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Anonymous

Dec 23, 2024

"The Gift" as performed by Garth Brooks on his album "Beyond the Season"

A poor orphan girl named maria

Was walking to market one day

She stopped for a rest by the roadside

Where a bird with a broken wing lay

A few moments passed till she saw it

For it's feathers were covered with sand

But soon clean and wrapped it was travelling

In the warmth of maria's small hand

She happily gave her last peso

On a cage made of rushes and twine

She fed it loose corn from the market

And watched it grow stronger with time

Now the christmas eve service was coming

And the church shone with tinsel and light

And all of the townfolks brought presents

To lay by the manger that night

There were diamonds and incense

And perfumes

In packages fit for a king

But for one ragged bird in a small cage

Maria had nothing to bring

She waited till just before midnight

So no one would see her go in

And crying she knelt by the manger

For her gift was unworthy of him

Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness

Maria, what brings you to me

If the bird in the cage is your offering

Open the door and let me see

Though she trembled, she did as he asked her

And out of the cage the bird flew

Soaring up into the rafters

On a wing that had healed good as new

Just then the midnight bells rang out

And the little bird started to sing

A song that no words could recapture

Whose beauty was fit for a king

Now maria felt blessed just to listen

To that cascade of notes sweet and long

As her offerings was lifted to heaven

By the very first nightingale's song

http://cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/christmas-songs-2/t...

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A poor orphan girl named Maria

Was walking to market one day

She stopped for a rest by the roadside

Where a bird with a broken wing lay

A few moments passed till she saw it

For it's feathers were covered with sand

But soon clean and wrapped it was travelling

In the warmth of Maria's small hand

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