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Origins: the merry merry christmas bells

25 Feb 05 - 11:43 PM (#1421227)
Subject: Origins: the merry merry christmas bells
From: GUEST,stonejohn

We have a song we sing around here; chorus goes " oh hear them ring, those merry merry Christmas bells," & c. Does anyone else know it, or where it's from? we'd like to know.


25 Feb 05 - 11:53 PM (#1421231)
Subject: RE: Origins: the merry merry christmas bells
From: Malcolm Douglas

Your original requests (2001) are still here. The first contains information useful in eliminating possibilities that weren't, as it turned out, what you were looking for:

Oh hear them ring

Hymn Detectives:Origins?


04 Mar 05 - 11:40 PM (#1427089)
Subject: RE: Origins: the merry merry christmas bells
From: GUEST,stonejohn

I keep hoping, but, alas! sj


05 Mar 05 - 12:20 PM (#1427388)
Subject: RE: Origins: the merry merry christmas bells
From: Compton

It sounds like summat they sing in t' sheffield pubs. Try Ian Russell


05 Mar 05 - 01:14 PM (#1427438)
Subject: RE: Origins: the merry merry christmas bells
From: Malcolm Douglas

Not known in the Sheffield carol pubs, I think, though plenty of the carols do have bells in them. If Dave Eyre passes by he'll probably be able to tell you for sure, though.