A Verse From The Carol "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day."
Dec 21, 2020 16:49:40 #
The words of the carol are from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Dec 21, 2020 16:50:58 #
Dec 21, 2020 16:58:47 #
danhughes
Loc: Champaign, Illinois
Rob, thought you might like to know this:
Songwriter Johnny Marks set Longfellow's poem to music. Marks is little-known today, but look at the Christmas songs he wrote!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - 1949 (Gene Autry)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (lyrics by Longfellow; music by Marks) - 1956 (many artists)
Run Rudolph Run - 1958 (Chuck Berry)
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - 1958 (Brenda Lee)
A Holly Jolly Christmas - 1964 (Burl Ives)
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year - 1964 (many artists)
And the kicker to the story? Johnny Marks, who wrote some of the most-loved Christmas songs ever, was Jewish.
Songwriter Johnny Marks set Longfellow's poem to music. Marks is little-known today, but look at the Christmas songs he wrote!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - 1949 (Gene Autry)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (lyrics by Longfellow; music by Marks) - 1956 (many artists)
Run Rudolph Run - 1958 (Chuck Berry)
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - 1958 (Brenda Lee)
A Holly Jolly Christmas - 1964 (Burl Ives)
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year - 1964 (many artists)
And the kicker to the story? Johnny Marks, who wrote some of the most-loved Christmas songs ever, was Jewish.
Dec 21, 2020 17:07:52 #
Dec 21, 2020 17:54:36 #
Dec 21, 2020 17:55:35 #
Beautiful! Merry Christmas to you, too! Have a great year, 2021!
Dec 21, 2020 18:43:15 #
Rob48 wrote:
The words of the carol are from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Amen to that Rob!
Dec 22, 2020 06:15:49 #
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Dec 22, 2020 13:19:11 #
danhughes wrote:
Rob, thought you might like to know this: br br S... (show quote)
Thank you, Dan, Yes, Marks re-wrote the melody which is beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB33h7YEFow
The original melody was composed in 1872 by John Baptiste Calkin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBc6cbV1l68
Dec 22, 2020 13:19:28 #
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Dec 22, 2020 13:24:50 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Beautiful combination of elements!
Thank you very much, Carol; the bells were photographed by my cell phone at Michael's.
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