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Jingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be

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By John Harris
Publisher Peachtree Publishers
Jingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be
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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, the sound of sleigh bells, and the fun of riding in a sleigh through the snow. Suddenly he gets an idea. A few days later with the happy sounds of children singing and jingling bells and bags of snow Mr. Pierpont introduces the delighted churchgoers to the charms of a northern Christmas!

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1207 words1,207 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile AD600LLexile AD600L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Age 5-8Age 5-8
Published 2011Published 2011

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Hear it organ Hear it cancel Hear it crisp Hear it chorus Hear it snug Hear it raise Hear it faint Hear it sleigh Hear it jingle Hear it wink Hear it recent Hear it shy Hear it verse Hear it commotion Hear it loft Hear it pause Hear it choir Hear it balcony Hear it behave Hear it murmur Hear it aisle Hear it adorable Hear it audience Hear it startling Hear it introduction Hear it sticky Hear it applause Hear it knelt Hear it nearby

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Hear it cancel Hear it crisp Hear it chorus Hear it snug Hear it sleigh Hear it jingle Hear it conceit Hear it stately Hear it recent Hear it verse Hear it pew Hear it commotion Hear it loft Hear it choir Hear it expectant Hear it congregation Hear it balcony Hear it behave Hear it sweltering Hear it aisle Hear it adorable Hear it introduction Hear it applause Hear it knelt
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9781561455904

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