I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

The familiar Christmas carol “I Heard The Bells” was originally a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Christmas Eve of 1863. He was recognized as the most popular poet of his day. Other works included the “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” and “The Song of Hiawatha.” We’ll fast-forward to the 21st century in just a bit and include the story of Civil War reenactor Chase Petro of Columbia County and his role in “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” the film released in 2022 from the Sight and Sound Theater Production group based in Lancaster County.

December 14, 2024 by Terry Diener | Additional Credits: Pracchia-78, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Portrait engraving of Cambridge, Mass., poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait by Warren; engraved by Hollyer (Public domain) Appleton’s' Longfellow Henry frontispiece (1900) Bloomsburg Morning Press (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) December 16, 2022, Page 01