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I Heard the Bells

Well, it was CharlesDickens who said, "it's good to be childrensometimes, and never better...

Well, it was Charles
Dickens who said, "it's good to be children
sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when
its mighty founder was a child himself." Perhaps Henry has been
corresponding a little too much with Mr. Dickens

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Well, it was Charles Dickens who said,
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"it's good to be children sometimes, and never better
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than at Christmas when its mighty founder was
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a child himself."
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Perhaps Henry has been corresponding a little too much
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with Mr. Dickens.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:48
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, family
Production
Sight & Sound Theatres

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Movie Summary

The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
[LAUGHTER] - I Heard the Bells 00:08
[LAUGHTER]
[MUSIC - "WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS"] - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[MUSIC - "WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS"]
Let it be known, I warned my sister about marrying a poet. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Let it be known, I warned my sister about marrying a poet.
God bless us, everyone. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
God bless us, everyone.
[LAUGHTER] - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[LAUGHTER]
Between the dark and the daylight, - I Heard the Bells 00:16
Between the dark and the daylight,
I hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
I hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet.
The sound of a door that is opened - I Heard the Bells 00:08
The sound of a door that is opened
[LAUGHS] From my study, I see in the lamplight - I Heard the Bells 00:14
[LAUGHS] From my study, I see in the lamplight
[LAUGHTER] - I Heard the Bells 00:07
[LAUGHTER]
Yet I know by their merry eyes they - I Heard the Bells 00:07
Yet I know by their merry eyes they
[LAUGHTER] - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[LAUGHTER]
By three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
By three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall.
[LAUGHTER] - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[LAUGHTER]
They almost devour me with kisses, - I Heard the Bells 00:07
They almost devour me with kisses,
Oh, till I think I'm the Bishop of Bingen in his Mouse-Tower - I Heard the Bells 00:08
Oh, till I think I'm the Bishop of Bingen in his Mouse-...
Do you think, oh blue-eyed banditti, - I Heard the Bells 00:12
Do you think, oh blue-eyed banditti,
I have you fast in my fortress, oh, - I Heard the Bells 00:07
I have you fast in my fortress, oh,
But put you down into the dungeon - I Heard the Bells 00:08
But put you down into the dungeon
Yes, forever and a day, till the walls - I Heard the Bells 00:10
Yes, forever and a day, till the walls