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Songs about Easter
There are many songs about Christmas. Are there any English oldies songs (hits) specifically about Easter?
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mroldies wrote:
There are many songs about Christmas. Are there any English oldies songs (hits) specifically about Easter?
1. "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" by Gene Autry was a hit with rabbit hunters
2. "Easter Parade" by Al Jolson and Judy Garland was popular with those in the milinery (bonnet) trade
3. "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)" by Johnny Cash was a 2014 album cut
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"Peter Cottontail" was a #5 hit for Gene Autry in 1950. Versions by Mervin Shiner, Fran Allison & Jimmy Wakely also showed up that year.
As for "Easter Parade", the Leo Reisman band hit #5 in 1933. Later years saw chart recordings by Guy Lombardo, Harry James, Bing Crosby and finally in 1954 by Liberace. Judy Garland and Fred Astaire did it in the movies.
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Thank you for the information. I also checked the internet and encyclopedias and I like these four:
Gene Autry - "Peter Cottontail"
Johnny Cash, The Carter Family - "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)"
Herbie Mann & Cissy Houston - "Easter Rising"
Rosemary Clooney, The Mellomen, Buddy Cole Orch. - "Easter Parade"
(There is also a Czech version with the Czech name "Půvabná a svěží" - "Charming and Fresh")
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I Will Arise - Jimmy Webb