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On a cold, clear Newfoundland night shortly after Christmas, several
outlandishly costumed mummers appear, and Granny's house suddenly erupts
in a burst of joking and tomfoolery, raucous singing and exuberant
dancing. Granny and her two young charges are instantly caught up in the
merriment. When the evening's festivities come to a close, the mummers
bid a fond farewell until next year.
Popular singer Bud Davidge wrote The Mummer's Song as a tribute to a
centuries-old custom in danger of disappearing. Since its publication in
1973, it has fostered a revival of mummering, as noted author and
Newfoundland son Kevin Major points out in his afterword.