At the age of 14, he ran off from boarding school, joined the crew of a whaling ship and spent nearly a decade at sea. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you.
Want to watch with no ads? During the Civil War, Pierpont wrote Confederate anthems including “Strike for the South,” “We Conquer, or Die!” and “Our Battle Flag!” The songwriter remained in Georgia after the war and lived out his final years in Florida before his death in 1893. The less-known verses of the song describe picking up girls, drag-racing on snow and a high-speed crash. (Credit: Public Domain). Nine days before Christmas in 1965, the two astronauts aboard Gemini 6 had just completed a rendezvous with Gemini 7 when the crew suddenly gave a troubling report to Mission Control: “We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, up in a polar orbit. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jump up and dance along with Jackson, Alyssa, Rachel, Will and Jacinta - let's bounce!Thanks for watching! Oh! An easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn version of the children’s Christmas song, Jingle Bells. Returning home several years later no wealthier than when he left, Pierpont departed from his family again in 1853 to become the organist at a Unitarian church in Savannah, Georgia, that was pastored by his brother. (Credit: WilshireImages), When “One Horse Open Sleigh” was first printed in September 1857, it was dedicated to John Ordway, a Boston doctor, composer and organizer of a troupe of white men performing in blackface called “Ordway’s Aeolians.” After his failed efforts as a Gold Rush prospector, Pierpont wrote one of his first songs, “The Returned Californian,” in 1852 to be performed by Ordway’s minstrels, and it appears the same was the case for about a dozen of his subsequent songs, including “Jingle Bells.” BU Today reports that Hamill has uncovered a playbill from the September 15, 1857, show by Ordway’s Aeolians that lists a performance of “One Horse Open Sleigh” by Johnny Pell, who was described as a member of the “dandy darkies.”, Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (seated), command pilot, and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, Gemini 6 prime crew, go through suiting up exercises in preparation for their forthcoming flight. Some historical accounts report that the tune was first performed for a Thanksgiving service at the church of either Pierpont’s father or brother, but the lyrics might have been too risqué for an ecclesiastical audience.
Given the songwriter’s rebellious nature, it shouldn’t be surprising that “Jingle Bells” has a bit of a rebel-without-a-cause attitude.
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