Letter: Johnny Marks to President Carter; Music score – “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” ;Comments/ notes, December 24, 1979

Electrostatic Copy for February 13, 1980 Preservation Purposes TO Johnny Marks Thank you for your letter and for the accompanying score and recording of your song, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." I was glad to hear from you, and I appreciated your comments on Longfellow's poem. With best wishes, Sincerely, JIMMY CARTER Mr. Johnny Marks 1619 Broadway New York, New York 10019 CC and green sheet: Jan Vranich JC:JMC:cmb 30 RECORDING AND SCORE OF I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY 8002107835 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Johnny Marks Listed in Who's Who Songwriter: "I Heard the Bells" "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "Little Drummer Boy" : : Electrostatic Copy for Preservation Purposes THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Jonce Pree. Copy for Preservation Purposes DATE: 1-13-80 TO: Sum Clargh Sorry This is so late. the reginal green sheet has incomplete one had to be revised FROM: Joyce Jane Mitchell Cook Assistant to the Director--Issues Presidential Correspondence Room 94, Ext. 6545 Electrostatic Copy for Preservation Purposes so Johnny NEW Marks YORK N Y 10019 Electrostatic Copy for Preservation Purposes 582-0970 December 24, 1979 President Jimmy Carter THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C. Dear President Carter: 25 years ago I wrote a song adapting Henry Longfellow's poem " I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". Friday, December 21st, I heard you eloquently quote from the poem on the TV news. Since the song was very successfully recorded by Bing Crosy, followed by Frank Sinatra and a host of other stars, I thought you would like to hear the interpretation by the 2 great singers mentioned. I wrote the song during the Korean War, strongly feeling its appropriateness. Little did I imagine it would be more pertinent today in our Iranian crisis. I have written many hits, and am best known for "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer but none is as meaningful as "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". Most sincerely, JDM/1t Johnny Johnny Marks marks enc. FRANK SINATRA (Reprise) BING CROSBY (Decca) HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) EDDY ARNOLD (Victor) BURL IVES (Decca) LAWRENCE WELK (Victor-Readers Digest) ED AMES (Victor) RAY PRICE (Columbia) KATE SMITH (Victor) BERT kaempfert (Decca) CHET ATKINS (Victor) fred WARING (Capital) LIVING VOICES (Camden) LESTER LANIN (Epic) DICK LIEBERT (Victor) LONGINES symphonette ROBERT RHEIMS (Liberty) DENNIS DAY (Design) SOUND spectacular (Victor) JIM TIMMENS (Golden) JOHNNY KAY (Peter Pan) MEADOWS & EASTMAN (International) CARILLON bells (Decca) DECCA CONCERT ORK ORGAN & CHIMES (Decca) THE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE Ommil JOHNNY DOUGLAS (Camden) REGINALD DIXON (Victor) SIMON SAYS (Cosmos) JOHN KLEIN (Victor) I Heard The Bells On Christmas Da Peace On Earth, Good Will To Men Words by Henry Longfellow Music by Johnny Ma Adapted by Johnny Marks Electrostatic Copy for : Preservation Purposes $1.75 2 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Words by Henry Longfellow Music by Electrostatic Copy for Adapted by Johnny Marks Johnny Marks Preservation Purposes F F+ Andante (not too slow) VOICE 1. I HEARD THE BELLS ON 2. And in de - spair, I 8rd loco PIANO mf mp-mf B4 C7 Dm Dm6 F E7 Am CHRIST-MAS DAY, Their old fa-mil - lar car - ols play; And bowed my head, "There is no Peace on Earth," I said, "For C7 Am765 D7 Gm D7 Gm D7 Gm wild and sweet the words re-peat, Of Peace On Earth, Good Hate is strong and mocks the song Of Peace On Earth, Good Electrostatic Copy for Prisenvation Purposes Dm 6,F bass 07 F F+ Bb C7 3 Will To Men. I thought, as now this day had come, The Will To Men." Then pealed the bells more loud and deep, "God Dm Dm6 F E7 Am Gm C7 bel - fries of all Chris - ten - dom Had rung SO long the un - is not dead, nor doth He sleep, The wrong shall fail, The Am765 D7 1.Gm D7 Gm Dme Gm7 07 F bro - ken song Of Peace On Earth, Good Will To Men. right pre-vail, With Gm7 C7 F 2. Gm D7 Gm Dm6 Peace On Earth, Good Will To Men." 8ʳᵈ Electrostatic Copy Preservation Holiday Standards and Songs by Johnny Marks I HEARD THE BELLS RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER ON CHRISTMAS DAY Recorded by more THAN 350 FAVORITE ARTISTS Lyric adapted from Henry Wadsworth Lor Published for the following Arranged by Published for the following Arranged by fellow by John Marks Recorded by: Bill Crosby, Frank Sinatra Fred Waring, Har Song Instrumental Solos or Duets with Piano Belafonte etc. Big Note Piano Albert Sirmay Accompaniment: SONG Piano Solo Simplified Albert Sirmay Bb Trumpet or Cornet Dick Jacobs BIG NOTE PIANO Piano Solo Lou Singer ACCORDION solo Eb Alto Sox Dick Jacobs DANCE ORCHESTRATION Simplified Piano Duet-4 Hands F. Henry Klickman Piano Duet for 4-Hands Trombone or Cello J. Louis Merkur Dick Jacobs Organ Solo Viloma Gaumer Bb Clarinet or Bb Tenor Sax Dick Jacobs ROCKIN' AROUND THE Sing-Along with Hammond Organ Violin, Flute or Oboe Dick Jacobs CHRISTMAS TREE Chord Extravoice Electro Chord Xylophone or Marimba F Henry Klickmon Recorded by: Brenda Lee, etc. Pre-set Console and Spinet SONG Easy Guitar Joseph Estella Chorals, Arranged by Harry Wilson, ACCORDION SOLO Steel, Electric Guitar The Oahu Staff Can be used with Bands and Isaac Orch Two-Part Chorus (S.A.) Mixed Voices (S.A.B.) A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Accordion Solo Pietro Deiro, Jr. Female Voices (S.S.A) Mixed Voices (S.A.T.B.) Recorded by: Burl Ives, Quinto Sisters, Do Re Accordion Solo Galla-Rini Male Chorus (T.T.B.B.) Singers, Living Voices, etc. Big Note Accordion Pietro Deiro, Jr. SONG Quickstep Bond Paul Yoder Concert Accordion Fantasy Cliff Scholl ACCORDION SOLO Full Concert Bond David Bennett Accordion Bond, 4 Parts Pietro Deiro, Jr. 1st Accordion 2nd 3rd 4th Symphonic Concert Band David Bennett THE NIGHT BEFORE Accordion Band, 2 parts The Oahu Staff Orchestra Merle J. Isea: Set A. Set B. Set ( CHRISTMAS SONG Small Dance Orch 8 Pcs. Dick Jacobs Lyric adapted from: Clement Moore by John Concertina Joseph P. Elsnic Dance Orchestra J. Warrington Marks Recorded by: Rosemary Clooney & Ge Autry, Mitch Miller. Ames Brothers, Gist OTHER ARRANGEMENTS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST MacKenzie, etc. SONG FOLIOS BIG NOTE PIANO ACCORDION SOLO BIG NOTE ACCORDION DANCE ORCHESTRATION RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER THE TV COLOR SPECTACULAR ANYONE CAN MOVE Narrated by Burl Ives Recorded in a Decca Cast Album A MOUNTAIN Recorded by: The Harry Simeone Chorale Ki Vocal Selections Guitar Smith, Anita Bryant, Living Voices, Al Caio Do Re Mi Singers, etc. Big Note Piano Accordion SONG All Organs Individual Songs WHEN SANTA CLAUS GETS YOUR LETT Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer A Holly Jolly Christmas Jingle Jingle Jingle Recorded by Gene Autry Mitch Miller, Gat There's Always Tomorrow The Most Wonderful Day of the Year Silver and Dixon, etc. Gold We're A Couple of Misfits We Are Santa's Elves Fame and Fortune SONG I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree The BIG NOTE PIANO Night Before Christmas Song When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter ACCORDION SOLO A Merry BIG NOTE ACCORDION Merry Christmas DANCE ORCHESTRATION EVERYONE'S A CHILD AT CHRISTM, Melody & Harmony Christmas Organ Books Recorded by: Gene Autry, etc. Carol Book Wurlitzer (2 in 1 Chord Organ & Spinet) 29 Favorites arranged by John Marks Easy and Lowery All Portable Chord (elec with A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS for all keyboard instruments May be used with: G&C with letters) Multivox & Stradolin Recorded by: Art Mooney, Sammy Kaye, etc Christmas Community Song Sheet HAPPY NEW YEAR DARLING Words to the favorites 12 pages By Carmen Lombardo & Johnny Marks Each features Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer DANCE ORCHESTRATION I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day Silent Night Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Jingle Bells, etc. A CAROLING WE GO Recorded by Fred Waring, etc OTHER FAVORITE SONGS CHICKEN TODAY & FEATHERS TOMORROW BALLAD OF SMOKEY THE BEAR — THE TV COLOR SPECTACULAR IN OLD MADRID STRONG AS A MOUNTAIN Narrated by James Cagney I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN I'VE TRIED A MILLION TIMES MIST ON THE MOON Vocal Selections Songs CANE BOTTOM CHAIR Accordion-Guitar HATCHY MILATCHY THERE NEVER WAS A DOG LIKE LAD Anyone Can Move A Mountain Ballad of Smokey The Bear Tell It To A Turtle I'LL BE A LITTLE ANGEL Serenade of the Trees Curiosity Don't Wait All Together Delilah HOW LONG IS FOREVER IOYOUS CHRISTMAS Handwritten Comments - Johnny Marks Letter Pg. 1 30 - Recording and score of I Heard the Bells on Christman Day Pg. 3 Joyce Pres. Pg. 4 1-13-80 Susan Clough Sorry this is so late. The original green sheet was incomplete. It [we] had to be revised. Joyce