Information AboutJingle Bells |
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COMPOSITION Various stories of the song's origins give the place of composition as Savannah, Georgia , Boston or Medford, Massachusetts .1 An oft-repeated story is that he wrote it to be sung at a Thanksgiving program at his church in Savannah or Boston, but because of its instant popularity, it was sung again at the Christmas program. The Copyright was granted in 1857, when Pierpont was serving as the organist for a Unitarian congregation in Savannah. OVERVIEW When it was originally published in 1857,2 Pierpont's song had a different Chorus melody, which was more Classical , even Mozart -like. The 1857 lyrics differed slightly from those we know today. (The original words are given below in square brackets.) It is unknown who replaced the chorus melody and the words with those of the modern version. The first verse and chorus are the most often sung (and remembered) section of "Jingle Bells": :Dashing through the Snow :In a one horse open sleigh :O'er the fields we go :Laughing all the way :Bells on Bobtail ring :Making spirits bright :What fun it is to laugh and sing :A sleighing song tonight :(chorus) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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