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  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
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  • "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song composed by Johnny Marks to the words of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His poem, "Christmas Bells," is about hope in dark places and was written in 1864 during the American Civil War. It was written as Longfellow dealt with the grief from the loss of his son in that war.
  • "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song composed by Johnny Marks to the words of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow's poem, "Christmas Bells," is about hope in dark places and was written in 1864 during the American Civil War. The poem was set to music shortly thereafter, and in 1956, Marks composed a new melody for the first two stanzas of the song, adapting the words slightly as necessary. The song has become a Christmas standard, with recorded versions by many artists including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Burl Ives.
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Lyricist
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Date
  • 1864
  • 1956
Caption
  • Statler and Waldorf sing the song in A Muppet Family Christmas.
Composer
  • Johnny Marks
Publisher
  • St. Nicholas Music Inc.
abstract
  • "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song composed by Johnny Marks to the words of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His poem, "Christmas Bells," is about hope in dark places and was written in 1864 during the American Civil War. It was written as Longfellow dealt with the grief from the loss of his son in that war. The poem was set to music shortly thereafter, and in 1956, Marks composed a new melody for the first two stanzas of the song, adapting the words slightly as necessary. The song has become a Christmas standard, with recorded versions by many artists including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Burl Ives.
  • "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song composed by Johnny Marks to the words of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow's poem, "Christmas Bells," is about hope in dark places and was written in 1864 during the American Civil War. The poem was set to music shortly thereafter, and in 1956, Marks composed a new melody for the first two stanzas of the song, adapting the words slightly as necessary. The song has become a Christmas standard, with recorded versions by many artists including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Burl Ives. Statler and Waldorf sing the first verse of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" during the carol medley in A Muppet Family Christmas.