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Tag Archives: I heard the Bells On Christmas Day
I Heard The Bells – An ECW Tradition Continues
In 2011 Meg Groeling posted an article about Henry W. Longfellow’s poem I Hear The Bells on Christmas Day and it quickly became an ECW classic which we enjoy featuring every December 25th. This year especially we hope you take … Continue reading
Keeping Tradition… “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day”
One of the ever-popular Christmas blog posts on Emerging Civil War is Meg Groeling’s article about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his war era poem that became a holiday song. As we come to the end of a day that is … Continue reading
A New Find for New Hope Church
It’s always fun to find new tidbits in the course of research, and while working on my new book about the Mine Run campaign, I found a particularly cool piece that I was excited to share. This image, a watercolor … Continue reading
“On Christmas Day” – An ECW Tradition
Merry Christmas! It’s a tradition at Emerging Civil War to read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day” and Meg Groeling’s memorable article, sharing the Civil War history surrounding this holiday classic. As you enjoy your … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, from the archives, I heard the Bells On Christmas Day, Meg Groeling, merry christmas, tradition
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Longfellow, the “Organ of Muskets,” and the Civil War
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson ECW’s December 24 re-posting of Meg Groeling thoughtful piece about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1863 poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” was, for me, a welcome introduction to the work. No … Continue reading
An ECW Tradition: I Heard the Bells . . .
One of our perennially most popular posts has been a holiday offer from Meg Thompson Groeling from 2011. In the years since, her exploration of “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” has drawn thousands of views. In 2015, she revisited the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, I heard the Bells On Christmas Day, Meg Groeling
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“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” Reconsidered
ECW has been experiencing a phenomenon of sorts. Apparently one of our older posts, December 13, 2011, has suddenly become very popular–more popular than when it first was published. And when I say popular, I am not talking about ten … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Books & Authors, Civil War in Pop Culture, Civilian, Common Soldier, Holidays, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Memory, Monuments, Newspapers, Personalities, Politics, Preservation, Reconstruction, Sesquicentennial, Slavery
Tagged Charlie Longfellow, Christmas, Christmas Bells, Christmas Carols, Civil War Christmas Carola, Civil War poems, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, I heard the Bells On Christmas Day, Longfellow
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