If you haven't got a Penny, a hay penny will do, if you haven't got a hay penny God Bless You! God Bless You Gentlement, God Bless
You. If you haven't got a hay penny God Bless You!
2006-12-18 03:37:34 · 4 answers · asked by captainresiak 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
(Traditional)
Harry Belafonte - 1958
John Denver 1979
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha' penny, then God bless you
2006-12-18 03:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Lachelle 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Origins as in the name of the song or the meaning of the words?
The origin of the song is that it's a traditional English song.
Back in the day when we still personally killed the food we were going to eat people would keep a goose and feed it so it would get nice and fat for Christmas dinner. So the first line is just talking about how close Christmas is.
Asking for a penny in the old man's hat was a way of asking for charity, asking you to be generous around Christmas. If you didn't have a penny there was a coin called a half-penny. In local dialect it was a ha'penny. If you didn't have either it meant you were as poor as the old man so then God should bless you.
Hope this helps! :)
P.S. my favorite version of this song is on John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album.
2006-12-18 03:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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What are origins of Christmas is Coming the Goose is getting fat, please put a Penny in the old man's hat...
If you haven't got a Penny, a hay penny will do, if you haven't got a hay penny God Bless You! God Bless You Gentlement, God Bless
You. If you haven't got a hay penny God Bless You!
2015-08-05 23:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas Is Coming Song
2016-12-13 07:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by hole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old English rhyme made into a song. I don't know the author though.
2006-12-18 03:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋