“Christmas Bells,” the original poem that inspired the carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” is a more poignant representation of the idea of walking with hope, even though our heart is broken. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem amidst his own great sorrows. Longfellow’s wife, Fanny, tragically died after injuries from a fire. “The first Christmas after Fanny’s death, Longfellow wrote, ‘How inexpressibly sad are all holidays.’ A year after the incident, he wrote, ‘I can make ...
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