{"product_id":"jingle-bells-how-the-holiday-classic-came-to-be-9781561455904","title":"Jingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be\u003c\/strong\u003e by Harris, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781561455904.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unexpected story of the creation of a holiday classic – in the most unlikely of places.\nIt is November 1857 in Savannah, Georgia, and the heat is stifling. Choir director James Lord Pierpont is busy writing a song for the children of the church to perform to usher in the holiday season. He is also worried. Many townspeople are angry because the congregation does not believe in slavery, and someone has thrown a brick through one of the church windows. As Mr. Pierpont sweeps up the glass from the broken window, he recalls his own Boston childhood, and he suddenly gets an idea. A few days later – with singing children, jingling bells, and bags of “snow” – Mr. Pierpont introduces the delighted churchgoers to the charms of a northern Christmas!\nIn this terrific match of John Harris’s entertaining text and Adam Gustavson’s endearing illustrations, readers learn about the unexpected origins of a Christmas classic that was written during a Savannah heat wave. Harris’s story also includes many interesting connections with Savannah, Unitarians, and freed slaves all playing a role in the story behind the song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Peachtree Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977422860341,"sku":"ByrdShop_1561455903","price":40.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781561455904_f5c491f8-6576-48d6-954a-899830d0fdf4.jpg?v=1778828364","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jingle-bells-how-the-holiday-classic-came-to-be-9781561455904","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}