{"id":276,"date":"2009-12-07T11:33:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T11:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/12\/the-littlest-angel.html"},"modified":"2009-12-07T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T11:33:44","slug":"the-littlest-angel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/12\/the-littlest-angel.html","title":{"rendered":"The littlest angel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aloha,<\/p>\n

I was thinking about the littlest angel the other day and how I loved that story as a young girl. I did an internet search and found a number of video versions of it that weren’t at all like the story. I remembered. Then I looked up the lyrics of the song and I remembered listening to Bing Crosby sing it and was filled with a sweet remembrance of childhood Christmases.<\/p>\n

Here are the lyrics:The Littlest Angel lyrics at Christmas-Songs.Org<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Let me tell you a tale that is often told
In the great Celestial Hall
All about an angel only four years old
The littlest angel of all.<\/p>\n

How all day he would play with a little box
That to others had no words
Oh, but there were treasures in this little box
The treasures he brought from Earth.<\/p>\n

Just a butterfly with golden wings
A little piece of a hollow log
Two shiny stones from a river bank
And the worn out strap of his faithful dog.<\/p>\n

Then the angels all heard that the Holy Child
Would be born in Bethlehem
And they all brought presents for the Holy child
And each gift was a heavenly gem.<\/p>\n

Then the littlest angel put his little box
With the presents fine and rare
And the littlest angel sat alone and cried
For his gift was so meager and bad.<\/p>\n

Just a butterfly with golden wings
A little piece of a hollow log
Two shiny stones from a river bank
And the worn out strap of his faithful dog.<\/p>\n

But the Lord chose the gift of the little box
That the child had blessed with love
And it started glowing that very night
It became the star up above.<\/p>\n

When you see that star as it shines on high
In the great celestial hall
You will know the proudest angel in the sky
Is the littlest angel of all.<\/p>\n

With his butterfly with golden wings
A little piece of a hollow log
Two shiny stones from a river bank
And the worn out strap of his faithful dog. <\/p>\n

About this song The Littlest Angel<\/h2>\n

“The Little Angel” is by Bing Crosby.<\/p>\n

Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co.<\/p>\n

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And here is the video:<\/p>\n

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With love and aloha,
Susan <\/a><\/p>\n

Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.
Make Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a> part of your daily routine and share it with a friend! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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