Undergrad: 93-97
Grad: 2001-2003
--- In [email protected], "Retha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> No, it's the alma mater. And the last three notes are desperately
out
> of tune, that's why it always sticks in my head so much.
>
> Hail, Alma Mater
> Hail to thee Maryland
> Steadfast in loyalty
> To thee we stand
> Hail to the black and gold
> Deep in our hearts we hold
> Singing thy praise for ever
> Throughout the land (those are the notes that are flat)
>
> When the marching band plays this song, they usually start it with
the
> first refrain of the Christmas tree song.
>
> When did you go here?
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "dvm8375" <muellerdana@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Really? Not to be a contrarian, but I'm pretty sure the chapel
bells
> > played the Christmas tree song when I went to MD (which wasn't
THAT
> > long ago). Is the alma mater the "Maryland will win" song that
nobody
> > knows any other words to? That is definitely not what the
chapel
> > bells played. And come to think of it, I never heard the
marching
> > band play the Christmas tree song either.
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Retha"
<love4dalord@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > About Maryland's state song being set to the same tune as O
Christmas
> > > Tree...
> > >
> > > Yes, true, and you do hear the notes in the air walking across
> > campus,
> > > but only when the marching band is practicing. That's not
what the
> > > chapel bells play on the hour.
> > > They play our alma mater.
> > >
> > > Just to let everyone know.
> > >
> >
>
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