Joy To The World is available to stream on pbs.org and ... different interpretations. So we have a swing version of that still has the feeling of a march You know, I really owe a debt of gratitude ...

Mason’s original version buried the familiar ... Then there’s the Hoyt Axton-penned “Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog),” a No. 1 hit for Three Dog Night in 1971.

It bowed at No. 1 on the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, ahead of entries from the Bee Gees, the Osmonds, and the Rolling Stones. “Joy to the World” even made a splash at the Grammy ...