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2. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Wikipedia

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   "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. [1] The song tells of the narrator hearing Christmas bells during the American Civil War, but despairing that "hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men". After much anguish ...

3. Christmas Bells - Wikipedia

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   "Christmas Bells", a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that is the basis for the Christmas carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Music

4. 30 Best Christmas Poems That Will Fill Your Hearts With ... - AOL

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   Here are our 30 favorite Christmas poems. ... Christmas Bells. Canva/Parade. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat

5. List of Christmas carols - Wikipedia

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   Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season.

6. 17 Traditional Christmas Symbols (Including Bells, Holly and ...

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   The presence of bells can also be traced back to pagan winter celebrations, where they were rung to drive away evil spirits. Related: Christmas Poems to Warm Your Heart 7.

7. Johnny Marks - Wikipedia

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   He felt pigeonholed by the success of the song; he felt that his best song was "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day“, which set the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1864 poem "Christmas Bells" to music. [3] In addition to his songwriting, Marks founded St. Nicholas Music in 1949, and served as director of ASCAP from 1957 to 1961.

8. The Surprising Origins of Popular Christmas Songs - AOL

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   Christmas may be on Dec. 25, ... Others were made in homage to family members or inspired by poems or written to plead for peace. ... "Carol of the Bells"

9. Christmas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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   The poem was set to the tune "Waltham" by John Baptiste Calkin sometime after 1872 and has since been received into the established library of Christmas carols as "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". The carol version does not include two stanzas from the original poem that focused on the war. [11] [12]