"Christmas During the Civil War " Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Dec 2016 12:19 p.m. PST |
" Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" has been a popular Christmas carol since the first musical version appeared in 1872. Originally a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the text was set to music by John Baptiste Calkin and has been recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. A subsequent musical version penned by Johnny Marks in the 1950s became popular thanks in large part to the talents of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Sarah McLachlan, and others, who have made Marks' version the most commonly heard setting of Longfellow's text…"
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 ochoin  | 21 Dec 2016 1:15 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 22 Dec 2016 10:56 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 22 Dec 2016 3:19 p.m. PST |
The poem was written during the War, sending a message of hope when the Union appeared to be losing. |
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