James Pierpont
"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and most commonly sung American songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It was published under the title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in September 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving, or as a drinking song. Although it has no original connection to Christmas, it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s. It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder; this recording, believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording also from Edison Records survives. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-26053 | 10-in. | 1/26/1922 | Hortense | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-022162 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Jingle bells, jingle bells | Vernon Geyer | Electric organ solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035567 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Jingle bells | Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0433 | 10-in. | 3/10/1949 | Jingle bells | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmony | composer | |
| Columbia | W151868 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Jingle bells | Joe Gumin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | C1679 | 10-in. | 11/17/1936 | Jingle bells | Hoosier Hot Shots | Novelty band, with male vocal trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO4253 | 10-in. | 9/12/1950 | Jingle bells boogie | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band and mixed vocal chorus | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO45642 | 10-in. | 4/4/1951 | Massachusetts mixture | Lawrence Loy | Male square dance caller, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL8646 | 10-in. | 2/22/1949 | Joyeux carillon | Jacques Hélian Orchestre | Vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pierpont, James," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106195.
Pierpont, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106195.
"Pierpont, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jingle Bells
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pierpont, James, 1822-1893. Jingle bells - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90608100
Wikidata: Jingle Bells - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q406845
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