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The Christmas song that gets me every time

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

I am very rarely moved to tears by music. But “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” is one song that consistently evokes that reaction in me. The acclaimed American poet Henry Wordsworth Longfellow wrote the words on December 25, … Continue reading →

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