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James Lord Pierpont was a New England-born songwriter, arranger, organist,Confederate Soldier,and composer, best known for writing and composing "Jingle Bells" in 1857, originally entitled "The One Horse Open Sleigh". He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Winter Haven, Florida. His composition "Jingle Bells" has become synonymous with the Christmas holiday and is one of the most performed and most recognizable songs in the world. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. April 1822 – 5. August 1893
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James Pierpont (musician) Quotes

“If of these United States I was the President,
No man that owed another should ever pay a cent;
And he who dunn'd another should be banished far away,
And attention to the pretty girls is all a man should pay.”

James Pierpont (musician)

"The Returned Californian"

“Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.”

James Pierpont (musician)

Usually misquoted as "Oh! what fun it is to ride"
"The One Horse Open Sleigh"

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