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"The Bells of St. Mary's" is a 1917 popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics [1] by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. Mary's Church, Southampton, England. [2] It was published by the London company Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by Bing Crosby and Ingrid ...
Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's track listing Side / Title: Writers: Recording date: Performed with: Time: Disc 1 (18720): A. "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen: September 10, 1945: John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra: 2:54 B. "In the Land of Beginning Again" Grant Clarke, George W. Meyer: September 10, 1945
The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman.Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to save their school from being shut down.
It does not accurately represent the chord progressions of all the songs it depicts. It was originally written in D major (thus the progression being D major, A major, B minor, G major) and performed live in the key of E major (thus using the chords E major, B major, C♯ minor, and A major). The song was subsequently published on YouTube. [9]
"Church Bells" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, Storyteller. The song was written by Zach Crowell, Brett James, and Hillary Lindsey, with production from Mark Bright, and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, being shipped to radio on April 3, 2016, and had an official impact date of April 11, 2016.
The Westminster Quarters were originally written in 1793 for a new clock in Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge. There is some doubt over exactly who composed it: Joseph Jowett , Regius Professor of Civil Law , was given the job, but he was probably assisted by either John Randall (1715–1799), who was the Professor of Music ...
In Canada, the song was No. 1 on the "RPM 100" for 2 weeks, [2] No. 1 on RPM ' s "MOR Playlist" for 4 weeks, [3] and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the CHUM 30 chart. [4] In the United States, the song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7, [5] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [6] [7] and No. 4 on the Cash Box Top 100.
[citation needed] In 1905, based on what was known about the six-bell version, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford composed a new melody (still called Whittington chimes [3]) that uses 11 out of the 12 bells in the tower of St Mary-le-Bow; [1]: 5 this 11-bell version is the one now used at that church.