- Recording date: December 2014
- Stemming: A=440 Hz
- Guitar: Kwakkel Merula
De Herdertjes lagen bij Nachte first appeared in the collection Oude en nieuwere Kerstliederen by the writer/publisher Joseph Alberdingk Thijm (1820 – 1889). The melody is of an earlier date.
The 6/8 measure strongly reminds me of Spanish Christmas songs, perhaps the melody has made quite a journey to get here!
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