James Lord Pierpont was not a hit either time. The popularity of the song, however, grew with the passage of time to the point where it became one of the most popular and recognizable songs of the Christmas holiday. The original lyrics to "The One Horse Open Sleigh" as written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 are as follows: <poem>Dashing thro' the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh, O'er the hills we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob tail ring, Making spirits bright, Oh what sport to ride and sing A sleighing song to night. Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all
Christmas in Our Hearts make it a silver jubilee song for the Assumption High School Class of 1963. He described "Ang Tubig ay Buhay" as a very beautiful poem, which is why he found it easy to compose a tune for it: Before production started, Chan had attended Mass at Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati, when songwriter Rina Cañiza knocked on his car window. Canizal later wrote the words of "Christmas in Our Hearts" using Chan's melody for "Ang Tubig ay Buhay". "Christmas in Our Hearts" is the best-selling album not only by Chan, but by an Original Pilipino Music (OPM)