Up On The Housetop Insired By Popular Christmas Story The beloved Christmas song Up on the Housetop is believed to have been inspired by another popular piece of holiday writing. Written by American composer Benjamin Hanby in 1864, Up on the Housetop was at least in part inspired by Clement C. Moore's 1822 poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas (now more widely referred to as The Night

The instantly recognizable “Jingle Bells” has become a wildly popular Christmas carol despite not mentioning Christmas or any other holiday. Written by New England native James Lord Pierpont, Jingle Bells is commemorated with plaques in two different cities, each of which claims to be the place where Pierpont wrote the song in the 1850s. One plaque is in Medford, Massachusetts, where Pierpont

“Silver Bells” City sidewalks, Busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style, In the air there’s a Feeling of Christmas. Children laughing, People passing, Meeting smile after smile, And on every street corner you’ll hear. (Chorus) Silver bells, silver bells, It’s Christmas time in the city. Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. Strings of street lights, Even stop