2 Digital Scores for Mark Hall, Dale Oliver - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" originated from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1863 poem "Christmas Bells", reflecting his despair during the Civil War. The poem was later set to music, most famously by John Baptiste Calkin, and evolved into a popular Christmas hymn. Modern arrangements, like this one, often reinterpret its hopeful message.
This carol merges Longfellow's 1863 poem, reflecting personal grief and hope during the Civil War, with Johnny Marks's mid-20th-century melody, best known for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
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