John Pierpont "Autographs of Freedom" (1853). John Pierpont did not write the song "Jingle Bells" as erroneously claimed by Robert Fulghum in his collection of essays It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (1989). "Jingle Bells" was composed by his son James Lord Pierpont, who lived in Savannah, Georgia, and who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, composing songs for the Confederate States of America, including "Our Battle Flag", "Strike for the South", and "We Conquer or Die". John Pierpont was also the maternal grandfather of financier J. Pierpont Morgan. For detailed genealogical information, see 20>16232 in
Christmas (song) "Christmas" was praised by critics. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic called it an "excellent song." "Rolling Stone"'s Mac Randall said it was one of several "prime Pete Townshend songs" on the album. A review in "Life" by Albert Goldman considered it beautiful and highlighted the song's "croaking chorus". James Perone said it was "perhaps one of the best sleeper tracks of the collection." The Smithereens did a cover on their 2007 album "Christmas with The Smithereens." Leslie Odom, Jr. did a cover on the deluxe edition of his album "Simply Christmas." Christmas (song) "Christmas" is a song written by Pete Townshend