- Music written by
- Johnny Marks
- Original lyrics written by
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-902.821.753-0 ASCAP, ISWC
- Adapted from
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Christmas Bells [Poem] written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Tags
- christmas song
- Comments
- Johnny Marks set Longfellow's poem to music in 1956. Marks' composition is now commonly used for modern recordings of the carol, though Calkin's version is still heard as well.
- Published by
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ST-NICHOLAS-MUSIC INC
GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Christmas Bells [Poem] written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow English 1863
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day written by John Baptiste Calkin English 1872
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
written by Johnny Marks
English
November 1956
- Vánoční zvony written by Ivo Fischer Czech 1967
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day written by Bernie Herms, Mark Hall, Dale Oliver English October 7, 2008 — Casting Crowns version with "peace on Earth" chorus