The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is unknown, but is thought to be about 25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn and 50% Brahman. It was first recognized by the USDA as a new breed in 1954. The original intention was to produce cattle that could produce economically in the difficult environment of South Texas.
On the tenth day of a Tony Bennett Christmas, Monday, December 23, 2013, the song of the day is âO Christmas Tree.â About This Song. The melody for âO Christmas Treeâ is based on a traditional 16th century German folk song. The lyrics for the song were written in 1824 by an organist named Ernst Anchutz; in the original German, the song is known as âO Tannenbaum.â About This Version
Melody. The melody of this song is a fairly old one. The first song (as far as I know) to use this melody was The Ship That Never Returned, written in 1865 by Henry Clay Work. Work also wrote the more well-known song My Grandfather's Clock (and there are some similarities in melody between the two). The more famous use of this melody was in The Wreck of Old #97.