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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Staff Notation • Secular, Christmas
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day by Leanne Daharja Veitch — Lyrics
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.
And 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.
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About I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Leanne Daharja Veitch sets the familiar words of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day for SATB choir. The music opens with a gentle depiction of the carol’s message of peace on earth, good will to men, building to a powerful expression of the universality of this hope. The choir’s interplay evokes the joyous sound of bells and the ringing of carols across Christendom. As the text shifts, depicting the intrusion of conflict, the music reflects this change, before ultimately returning to the enduring message of peace. This is a secular setting of a well-known Christmas text, suitable for a variety of festive occasions.
