"I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, The words repeat Of peace on earth good-will to men!"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Tradition, Peace, Christmas, Joy

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"I heard the bells on Christmas Day, Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, The words repeat Of peace on earth good-will to men!"

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