It’s a Christmas miracle!
Well, maybe not a miracle, but we’re excited announce that our
Christmas gift to you has finally arrived. We just posted our
rendition of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day as a free gift for
you (We hope this will be an annual tradition).
JUST RIGHT CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:
http://hellomorningband.com/free/I_Heard_the_Bells.mp3
You can also get it for free at CD Baby and Bandcamp. ’Tis the season for sharing, so feel free to share the song and link with a friend!
A LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND THE SONG: The words were composed by one of America’s best known poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on December 25th 1864. The carol was originally a poem, “Christmas Bells,” containing seven stanzas. Two stanzas were omitted, which contained references to the American Civil War, thus giving us the words in its present form. The poem gave birth to the carol, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” and the remaining five stanzas were slightly rearranged in 1872 by John Baptiste Calkin, who also gave us the memorable tune. When Longfellow penned the words to his poem, America was still months away from Lee’s surrender to Grant; and his poem reflected the prior years of the war’s despair, while ending with a confident hope of triumphant peace. There are also a few Youtube diaries we made during the recording process which you can watch here: http://www.youtube.com/hellomorningband. We hope this adds to your enjoyment of the Christmas season.
We truly do appreciate all of your support! Peace, goodwill and fruitcakes be unto all of you!