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The "Jingle Bells" tune is used in French and German songs, although the lyrics are unrelated to the English lyrics. Both songs celebrate winter fun, as in the English version. The French song, titled "Vive le vent" ("Long Live the Wind"), was written by Francis Blanche [ 19 ] [ 20 ] and contains references to Father Time , Baby New Year , and ...
James Lord Pierpont. James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – August 5, 1893) [1] was an American songwriter, arranger, organist, Confederate States soldier, and composer. Pierpont wrote and composed "Jingle Bells" in 1857, originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh". He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Winter Haven, Florida.
Jingle Bell Rock. " Jingle Bell Rock " is an American Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. It has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas season since then, and is generally considered Helms' signature song. "Jingle Bell Rock" was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe, although ...
Boney M. – on Christmas Album (1981) Booker T. & the M.G.'s – on the album In the Christmas Spirit (1966) [1] Pat Boone – on the album White Christmas (1959) Will Bradley and His Boogie Woogie Boys – as "Jingle Bells Boogie Woogie"; single (1943) The Brady Bunch – on the album Christmas with The Brady Bunch (1970) Brave Combo – on ...
According to William Studwell in The Christmas Carol Reader, "Up on the Housetop" was the second-oldest secular Christmas song, outdone only by " Jingle Bells ", which was written in 1857. It is also considered the first Yuletide song to focus primarily on Santa Claus.
1942. Genre. Western music, standard. Lyricist (s) Joseph J. Lilley, Frank Loesser. " Jingle Jangle Jingle ", also known as ' I've Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle ", is a song written by Joseph J. Lilley and Frank Loesser, and published in 1942. [ 1 ] It was featured in that year's film The Forest Rangers, in which it was sung by Dick Thomas.
White Christmas (song) " White Christmas " is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in ...
The song "Jingle Bells" is sung, followed by individual messages to the fans. John Lennon mocks the script by making it obvious he's reading from a prepared text; when Paul McCartney asks him if he wrote this himself, he says, "No it's somebody's bad handwrouter." John continues: "It's been a busy year, Beatle peedles, one way and another, but ...