Part contemporary story song, part old-timey folk style, this song offers quite a bit of flexibility for performance at your winter, holiday, or Christmas program. The second part is optional, so it could be unison. Perform it with some or all of the optional instrumental and percussion parts - snaps, rhythm sticks, jingle bells, mallets (ukulele and/or guitar - chords G, F, and C), medium and low buckets and/or hand drums. You could even do it a cappella. (from Music K-8, Vol. 28, No. 2)