Christmas Bells [Poem]
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- Lyrics written by
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Composition date
- 1863
- Language
- English
- Comments
- This poem was written on Christmas Day 1863 during the American Civil War, a conflict in which Longfellow's son Charles had been severely wounded. The poem ends with two verses that directly address the war; these verses are usually not included in recordings.
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