This little gem was written by American Folk singer Tom Paxton in 1962. Two versions of this song exist. The original doesn't give under what occasion, if any, the toy was given. Later versions turned the toy into a Christmas gift and some oldies stations would only play this song around Christmas time.

Today, we're listening to the Christmas version of "The Marvelous Toy" as performed by another notable folk singer, John Denver.

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Going a little nostalgic today.

Not many people can name many artists of yesteryear. There are some names that only comes up this time of year. Burl Ives is among them.

Probably best remembered for voicing Sam the Snowman in Rankin/Bass's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", Burl was a folk singer whose career spanned much of the mid twentieth century.

One of, arguably, his most popular albums was "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" which featured the song of the same name.

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