The Christmas Sleigh-Ride (Hatton, John Liptrot)

Incipit Merrily, merrily sound the bells As o’er the ground we roll
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Allegro. 2 verses.)
First Publication 1849 – Boston: Oliver Ditson (Plate 1666)
Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; [3 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

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Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1849. Plate 1666.
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Work Title The Christmas Sleigh-Ride
Alternative. Title
Composer Hatton, John Liptrot
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJH 2
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Allegro. 2 verses.)
First Publication. 1849 – Boston: Oliver Ditson (Plate 1666)
Librettist Charles Fenno Hoffman (1806–1884)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano

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"Composed and sung by J.L. Hatton."

Secular Christmas song. Some similarities in text to Jingle Bells (which was, at least according to the editors of the Wikipedia article, originally composed as a Thanksgiving song by Pierpont in 1850 and published in 1857 - I wonder if the composers - or if Hoffman and Pierpont - knew each other and shared ideas? ... )

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