Jingle Bells. I don"t know if this the same as J. Pierrepoint Morgan, the banker.
The song lyrics were written by James Pierpoint and published in 1857. Many people have sung the song over the years, but probably the best known rendition is of Johnny Mathis in the movie Home Alone 2.
That was the song, Jingle Bells. Originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh"
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"Jingle Bells", originally "One Horse Open Sleigh", is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893) in 1857 or before. The song has been translated into many languages as well. 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, and because of its instant popularity, it was repeated at the Christmas program. The copyright was granted in 1857, and at that time Pierpont was serving as the organist for a Unitarian congregation in Savannah. Overview As 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.
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