I Heard the Bells is coming on theatres and it is the perfect movie you need to watch this Christmas.
Growing you must have read Christmas Bell. It is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And if you have not read the poem, you must have come across the popular Christmas carol, “I heard the Bells“. There is no way you could have missed the song all these Christmases.
I heard the bells has always been something that is deeply connected with Christmas. This carol was inspired from the poem Christmas Bell. Several versions of the popular carol has released since the poem’s release in 1864.
We have grown up listening and singing I heard the bells. And this Christmas, we will finally be able to watch its movie adaptation.
If you love singing along to I Heard the Bells. Or if you are a fan of the great poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, this upcoming Christmas movie is for you!
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A Little Bit About Christmas Bell- A popular poem by the infamous poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Christmas Bells is a popular and loved poem by the great poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was published in 1864 and has touched many. It is an amazing poem that has inspired the most popular Christmas Carol, I heard the bells.
The poem speaks of how war is war is inescapable and how the Christmas bells rang peacefully in a time that was not really peaceful. This poem was written during the American Civil War.
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When is the Plot of I Heard the Bells?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is the most well-known American poet of his day. He is one of our favorites poets of all times who wrote of union and peace and wrote a poem that is still sung about every Christmas till today.
However, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s life was not an easy one. He endured a family tragedy during the Civil War. This sent him into a spiral.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‘s son decided to enlist to the Army against the wishes of his family. Wadsworth was a poet who wrote against wars. But much against his philosophy of peace and union, his own son decided to go fight in the war. The beloved poet was greatly saddened by this incident.
Soon after, his wife passes away in an accident. After loosing his wife ,Henry Wadsworth becomes more deeply saddened.
He become so grief stricken his wife’s passing and his son’s enlistment in the Union Army that he temporarily put his writing on hold. The famous writer who moved people’s heart with his powerful words almost gives up on his writing. It is until Christmas comes once again and the bells are heard by him.
I Heard the Bells will concentrate on that time in Longfellow’s life and the victory that followed when he once again picked up a pen to create the poem Christmas Bells that remains with us even after his death years ago.
Is there a trailer for the Christmas movie based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Yes, the trailer of I heard the bells is already out. The trailer of the upcoming Christmas film released on 17 June, 2022.
The trailer of the upcoming Christmas movie gives us a glance into the life of one of the greatest poet of all times. We can see the lovely family of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow getting excited because Christmas. We can also hear Longfellow says that it is not Chrsitmas until we hear the Christmas bell ring.
We can also see the respected poet being praised for writing poems that inspired union of nations and spoke against slavery. Everything seems fine until Henry Longfellow’s son decides to join the army. Everything seems to go down for the amazing poet after that.
You can watch the trailer of the movie inspired by Christmas Bell here.
Cast of the upcoming Christmas movie , I heard the bells.
Stephen Atherholt is playing the role of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the upcoming Christmas movie.
Jonathan Blair is portraying the role of Charley Longfellow in the movie. Charley Longfellow is the son of the renowned poet.
Rachel Day Hughes is portraying the character of Fanny Longfellow in I Heard the Bells. Fanny Longfellow is Henry Longfellow’s wife.
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When is the release date of I Heard The Bells?
I Heard the Bells is an upcoming Christmas movie that is set to be a Christmas hit. The carol of the same name is being sung by people for generations. And now we will finally be able to see the real story behind the popular and loved carol soon.
I heard the bells, a Christmas movie directed by Joshua Enck is releasing in USA on 1st of December. The movie will be available to watch on theatres nationwide. The movie will be a limited engagement release for three days- December 1, December 3 and December 4. Fathom Events is the distributor of the Christmas movie.
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