[PW] White fairies snowflake song or poem

[Beverly Choltco-Devlin My]

Hi everyone, One of our patrons would like to know the title and all of the lyrics/verse to the following remembered tune. The patron believes it is from the early 20th century (as remembered by a relative who is in a nursing home) but is not certain:
  
"White fairies come down,
Pretty snowflakes, pretty snowflakes,
Every one wears a gown
With a joyful 'Merry Christmas!'
as they sail through the town.
It's easy to see __________________
____________________________
They come softly creeping
while everyone's sleeping,
as they fasten lovely presents
on the green Christmas tree."

I have done a Google search on various combinations of the phrase and checked SheetMusicPlus.com  I don't have access to a poetry database.  It is not "Pretty Snowflakes" by Patti Page. The relative in the nursing home actually sings the words which is why it is believe to be a song.  
 
Any other ideas or resources to try would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
Beverly

Beverly Choltco-Devlin
Reference Specialist
Mid-York Library System
1600 Lincoln Avenue
Utica, NY 13502
voice:  315-735-8328 ext. 240
fax:    315-735-0943

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Roberta Cavano <rcavano at theprintedword.biz>
Date:  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:05:34 -0500

Jess and Dave,

While I was visiting Aunt Marge today in the nursing home, among the  
few things she remembered was a song (or possibly a rhyme) that has  
these lyrics [below]. She sang it several times, completely, and then  
got tired when I asked her to repeat it so I could copy down the  
words. She was disappointed because we didn't know the words and  
couldn't sing along with her.

It was a great little song. My guess is that it stems from when she  
was a little girl, so the ballpark guess about time would be early  
1920s. I've tried to find it, but failed.
I turn to you, among the best and brightest sleuths in our family, to  
find it.
I've included Beverly because she is the super-sleuth of the library  
universe, and for this quest, can be part of the family!!!
Whoever finds the words to the song gets a prize!!!

Here is as much as I could write down (with obvious holes in the  
phrases, and punctuation and capitalization where I think it should go):

"White fairies come down,
Pretty snowflakes, pretty snowflakes,
Every one wears a gown
With a joyful 'Merry Christmas!'
as they sail through the town.
It's easy to see __________________
____________________________
They come softly creeping
while everyone's sleeping,
as they fasten lovely presents
on the green Christmas tree."

The game's afoot!

Thanks for whatever you can find.

--
Roberta Cavano
The Printed Word PR & Advertising
Phone/Fax (315) 339-4211
rcavano at theprintedword.biz





 




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