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Classic Christmas Carols and Their Creators Recalled
A look at familiar carols and their origins. Isaac Watts wrote Joy to the World, Edmund Sears penned It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Silent Night originated from Father Joseph Mohr and a guitar melody, and Adeste Fideles traces to a 13th century Saint Bonaventure influence, with enduring music.
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Christendom
Isaac Watts
Watts
Encyclopedia Americana
Edmund H. Sears
Massachusetts
Joseph Mohr