On Dec. 25 of that year, he wrote from his Cambridge home, “I Hear the Bells on Christmas Day,” addressing the horrors of the Civil War. However, when it was put to music several years later ...

For Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ... Christmas . . . Christmas. They hear the bells! From his desk, Henry hears them, too. Renewed, he plunges his pen into fresh ink, joyfully drawing it across a ...

He penned the memorable and meaningful poem, popularized with music for ... summed up Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's state of mind at Christmas 1863: "He heard the Christmas bells that December ...

Fifty-seven-year-old poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote to ... popularized with music for the past 60 years: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." What was causing the famed poet "trouble ...

The carol that we now know as “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” was originally a poem called “Christmas Bells” written by Henry Wadsworth ... Longfellow’s words were set to music ...

The carol is really a version of the poem titled “Christmas Bells” (1863) by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) amended and put to music in 1872. The song version removes ...

On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sat in his chair at his writing table and began a poem. “I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old, familiar carols play, / and wild and ...

In case you need a refresher, here’s Bing Crosby’s rendition: Nearly 10 years before it was a song, the composition was a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem called “Christmas Bells.” ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882 ... “Of peace on earth, good-will to men,” “Christmas Bells” showcases Longfellow’s dazzling facility with meter. The iambic feet are so precisely placed, line to ...

Fifty-seven-year-old poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote to ... popularized with music for the past 60 years: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." What was causing the famed poet "trouble ...