Name: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Calkin)
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Channel: traditional, guitar arrangement by Stan Stepnowski
Description: Free MP3 download! Licensing options are available for this track. Traditional Christmas carol, played on a Taylor Maple/Spruce GS guitar. Words from a Longfellow poem, music for this version by Jean Baptiste Calkin

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Traditional Christmas carol, played on a Taylor Maple/Spruce GS guitar. Words from a Longfellow poem, music for this version by Jean Baptiste Calkin

acoustic fingerstyle

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Stan Stepnowski

Meditational solo acoustic guitar arrangements of traditional and contemporary hymns and original sacred melodies.

Welcome! I enjoy playing solo fingerstyle guitar in a relaxed style that incorporates the familiar melodies of sacred songs, Christmas carols, and a few originals, too. I hope you enjoy listening to the guitar instrumentals I have here. The recordings of the Christmas carols began as an idea to send a CD "greeting card" to friends and family last year. I've updated the list with some more songs and I invite you to share the music. I only ask that if you do enjoy the music, please consider making a donation to your favorite charity if you are able. Especially at this time of year, any gifts we have are most appreciated. Thank you, Stan Stepnowski

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar

Charts

Peak #185

Peak in subgenre #53

Author

traditional, guitar arrangement by Stan Stepnowski

Rights

2006 by Stan Stepnowski

Uploaded

December 10, 2006

Track Files

MP3

MP3 1.3 MB • 128 kbps • 1:23

Lyrics

I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1. 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.

2. I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

3. And in despair I bowed my head
'There is no peace on earth,' I said,
'For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.'

4. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
'God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.'

5. Till ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

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