tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post3241065751147937673..comments2024-03-29T08:38:58.157-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Music Monday - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Daybookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-40220019637750373362016-12-07T08:54:39.658-05:002016-12-07T08:54:39.658-05:00Interesting connection with history....Isn't i...Interesting connection with history....Isn't it amazing how songs are pieces held in time and yet transcending the barriers of time itself...May there be peace and hope and love....Wishing you happy holidays ahead.....sunaina sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848852013009581839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-72635746209829685612016-12-06T00:41:53.498-05:002016-12-06T00:41:53.498-05:00I'm not a big Sinatra fan. So much of his musi...I'm not a big Sinatra fan. So much of his music sounds like he isn't even trying. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-55514911141770694022016-12-05T23:21:50.156-05:002016-12-05T23:21:50.156-05:00I like the version by Harry Belafonte anyday. Didn...I like the version by Harry Belafonte anyday. Didn't know about the connection to the Civil War. Thanks for sharing this information.Esha M Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623950852463088669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-54807616596554558682016-12-05T23:21:16.725-05:002016-12-05T23:21:16.725-05:00I remember studying the poem in school, Alana. It&...I remember studying the poem in school, Alana. It's amazing how poetry has been such a powerful tool in literature not just to express emotion but also to challenge systems.<br />I'm a Belafonte fan, so there's no choice for me.Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142098428026084994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45396796270428697042016-12-05T21:07:25.624-05:002016-12-05T21:07:25.624-05:00I had no idea that was connected to the Civil War....I had no idea that was connected to the Civil War.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-43755840179009539662016-12-05T09:14:32.290-05:002016-12-05T09:14:32.290-05:00I always like a historical perspective. Harry is m...I always like a historical perspective. Harry is my choiceHaraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263065017109894464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-31936988521054360322016-12-05T09:02:52.507-05:002016-12-05T09:02:52.507-05:00I preferred Belafonte's version. far less sch...I preferred Belafonte's version. far less schmaltz.Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-58684539657377242292016-12-05T08:16:23.876-05:002016-12-05T08:16:23.876-05:00The excerpt you shared is so touching... and even ...The excerpt you shared is so touching... and even true in current times. War can never lead to peace, it leads to pain, horror and loss. I haven't read much on Civil war, but in our history I read about struggle for independence... and that itself is heart breaking.Rajlakshmihttp://destinychildosheen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-52098059440970365912016-12-05T07:42:52.618-05:002016-12-05T07:42:52.618-05:00I definitely like Harry's version better. I d...I definitely like Harry's version better. I did not know the origins of the song. Thanks for that info.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com