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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>This Christmas song by Sydney Carter is one of very few that incorporates a wider universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. There are a few <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/music\/player?sid=87227364&ac=now\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">recordings<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mudcat.org\/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1863\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lyrics with melody<\/a> floating around online, but it is still not as well known as it ought to be. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Christmas song by Sydney Carter is one of very few that incorporates a wider universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. 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