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Defence of the Georgia coast. Atlanta Campaign. Carolinas Campaign. James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – August 5, 1893) [1] was an American songwriter, arranger, organist, Confederate States soldier, and composer. Pierpont wrote and composed "Jingle Bells" in 1857, originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh".
- He Was a Wild Child. He had an untamed childhood. Pierpont probably went to boarding school because he had a wild streak in him. It manifested itself at 14 when he ran off to join the crew of a whaling ship in the Pacific.
- Gold Fever Got Him. Before he settled into a career as church organist, music teacher and song writer, James Lord Pierpont tried his hand at panning for gold.
- He Had Georgia On the Mind. He supported the South during the Civil War. Pierpont’s brother John was a Unitarian minister, like their father. Both ministers actively supported the abolitionist cause, and in the 1850s the younger John went to Savannah, Ga., to preach at a Unitarian Church.
- It Wasn’t Always Jingle Bells. Pierpont originally released Jingle Bells under a different name: One Horse Open Sleigh. He wrote it for music producer John Ordway, a native of Salem, Mass.
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James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – August 5, 1893) was an American songwriter, arranger, organist, and composer, best known for writing and composing “Jingle Bells” in 1857, originally entitled “The One Horse Open Sleigh.” He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Winter Haven, Florida.
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Dec 15, 2014 · Written by Unitarian James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893), “Jingle Bells” is among the most popular American songs of all time, and although it is strongly associated with Christmas, this story of a wintertime sleigh ride contains not a single holiday reference.
25 Apr 1822. Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Death. 5 Aug 1893 (aged 71) Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, USA. Burial. Laurel Grove Cemetery North. Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 5108. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 6. Flowers 156. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. Georgia.
Genre. Christmas. Composer (s) James Lord Pierpont. Lyricist (s) James Lord Pierpont. Originally titled as "The One Horse Open Sleigh". " Jingle Bells " is one of the most commonly sung [1] songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts.
