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[I love the happy, happy Christmas time]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 55565 45361 17654 Used With Text: Listen To The Bells

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Listen to the Bells

Author: A. G. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I love the happy, happy Christmas time Used With Tune: [I love the happy, happy Christmas time]

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Listen To The Bells

Author: Adam Geibel Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15333 First Line: I love the happy, happy Christmas time Refrain First Line: Listen to the bells, listen to the bells Lyrics: 1 I love the happy, happy Christmas time, The time that is so dear; To hear the ringing of the merry chime That comes from far and near. Refrain: Listen to the bells, listen to the bells; Listen to the merry, merry Christmas bells; Listen to the bells, listen to the bells; Listen to the merry, merry Christmas bells. 2 I love to sing of how the Savior came To dwell upon the earth; How angels out upon Judea’s plain Proclaimed His wondrous birth. [Refrain] 3 All glory! glory! be to God on high! Was their celestial song; Good will to men, and on the earth be peace, The joyful notes prolong. [Refrain] 4 Then let us on this happy Christmas day Sing praises to our king; Let every heart and every tongue rejoice; Let bells triumphant ring. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I love the happy, happy Christmas time]
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Listen to the Bells

Author: A. G. Hymnal: Our Hymns #171 (1903) First Line: I love the happy, happy Christmas time Languages: English Tune Title: [I love the happy, happy Christmas time]
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Listen to the Bells

Author: A. G. Hymnal: The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #205 (1902) First Line: I love the happy, happy Christmas time Languages: English Tune Title: [I love the happy, happy Christmas time]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Person Name: A. G. Author of "Listen to the Bells" in The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/