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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Christmas carol; musical setting of the poem Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, composed by John Baptiste Calkin
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Summary

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's composer is recorded as John Baptiste Calkin[4].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's genre is Christmas carol[5].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's lyricist is recorded as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[8].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day'}[9].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's has characteristic is recorded as musical setting[10].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[11].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's different from is recorded as Peace on Earth[12].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's different from is recorded as Christmas Bells[13].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's adapted by is recorded as John Baptiste Calkin[14].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's has lyrics is recorded as Christmas Bells[15].
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d15c0d0a-f3c2-3dbe-84e5-9d3eb128b8bc[18]

Body

Publication

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is Christmas carol[5].

Why It Matters

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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