Wedding anniversary years have well-established connections now common to most nations: 5th Wood, 10th Tin, 15th Crystal, 20th China, 25th Silver, 30th Pearl, 35th Jade, 40th Ruby, 45th Sapphire, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond, and 70th Platinum. In English speaking countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two quarter days had passed. The modern tradition may have originated in medieval Germany where, if a married couple lived to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding, the wife was presented by her friends and neighbours with
A Gift of Song (The Sandpipers album) title tune. A particularly strong cut is "Leland Loftis." Should make the Sandpipers once again a big chart group." The album was the first by the group not to make the Billboard charts after seven entries from 1966 to 1970. In another first for the group, no singles from the album made the U.S., U.K. or Canadian charts. Founding member Richard Shoff did not appear on the album, but returned for the group's final effort, "Overdue", in 1977. Side One Side Two A Gift of Song (The Sandpipers album) A Gift of Song was an LP album by The Sandpipers,