Christmas Bells

Author : Jennifer Chiaverini
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698407091
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas Bells written by Jennifer Chiaverini and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem “Christmas Bells,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old familiar carols play / And wild and sweet / The words repeat / Of peace on earth, good-will to men! In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow’s classic Revolutionary War poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” was less than a month hence, and the country’s grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia’s music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students. At the church where she volunteers as music director, Sophia tries to forget her cares as she leads the children’s choir in rehearsal for a Christmas Eve concert. Inspired to honor a local artist, Sophia has chosen a carol set to a poem by Longfellow, moved by the glorious words he penned one Christmas Day long ago, even as he suffered great loss. Christmas Bells chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace and contentment of Longfellow’s family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellow’s patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. “Christmas Bells,” the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn. Jennifer Chiaverini’s resonant and heartfelt novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife. Reading Christmas Bells evokes the resplendent joy of a chorus of voices raised in reverent song.

Author : Rolf Krenzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781415617489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Bell written by Rolf Krenzer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colin Buchanan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781760263560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aussie Jingle Bells written by Colin Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Harris
Publisher : Peachtree Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781561455904
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jingle Bells written by John Harris and published by Peachtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unexpected story of the creation of a holiday classic - in the most unlikely of places. It is November 1857 in Savannah, Georgia, and the heat is stifling. Choir director James Lord Pierpont is busy writing a song for the children of the church to perform to usher in the holiday season. He is also worried. Many townspeople are angry because the congregation does not believe in slavery, and someone has thrown a brick through one of the church windows. As Mr. Pierpont sweeps up the glass from the broken window, he recalls his own Boston childhood, and he suddenly gets an idea. A few days later - with singing children, jingling bells, and bags of "snow" - Mr. Pierpont introduces the delighted churchgoers to the charms of a northern Christmas In this terrific match of John Harris's entertaining text and Adam Gustavson's endearing illustrations, readers learn about the unexpected origins of a Christmas classic that was written during a Savannah heat wave. Harris's story also includes many interesting connections with Savannah, Unitarians, and freed slaves all playing a role in the story behind the song.

Author : Susan Jeffers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781669666080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jingle Bells written by Susan Jeffers and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an illustrated version of the Christmas song with a girl, a boy, their pony, and their dog journeying to their Grandma's house.

Author : John Walker Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Bells written by John Walker Brown and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas Bells and A Christmas Carol written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and published by . This book was released on 191? with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Owen
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 164913178X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Christmas Bell Tsunami written by Robert Owen and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Christmas Bell Tsunami By: Robert Owen Much is written about Santa and Christmas, but the events and activities at the North Pole during the other 364 days are a mystery. The Great Christmas Bell Tsunami tells the story of one of these events. When the Master Christmas Bell Maker at the North Pole Workshop invents a machine to make all the bells needed for Christmas, it all goes terribly wrong—not once, but twice! Great teamwork and problem solving will help clean up the mess and make Christmas happen. This cheery and bright tale will be perfect read aloud with your family.

Author : Christmas bells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas bells and their message, and other stories written by Christmas bells and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald D. Lankford
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 081304782X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights written by Ronald D. Lankford and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas" debuted in 1942, no one imagined that a holiday song would top the charts year after year. One of the best-selling singles ever released, it remains on rotation at tree lighting ceremonies across the country, in crowded shopping malls on Black Friday, and at warm diners on lonely Christmas Eve nights. Over the years, other favorites have been added to America’s annual playlist, including Elvis Presley’s "Blue Christmas," the King Cole Trio’s "The Christmas Song," Gene Autry’s "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Willie Nelson’s "Pretty Paper," and, of course, Elmo & Patsy’s "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." Viewing American holiday values through the filter of familiar Christmas songs, Ronald Lankford examines popular culture, consumerism, and the dynamics of the traditional American family. He surveys more than seventy-five years of songs and reveals that the “modern American Christmas” has carried a complex and sometimes contradictory set of meanings. Interpreting tunes against the backdrop of the eras in which they were first released, he identifies the repeated themes of nostalgia, commerce, holiday blues, carnival, and travesty that underscore so much beloved music. This first full-length analysis of the lyrics, images, and commercial forces inextricably linked to Yuletide music hits the heart of what many Americans think Christmas is--or should be.