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 in the Sand (song) 15, 2012. Colbie posted the link to it on her Facebook and Twitter pages. "Linny's Vault" described Colbie's voice 'strong, yet sweet', and also described the song as 'nothing like I've heard before and definitely fits to my kind of warm CA Christmas. (...) The upbeat tune of the song makes you want to sway in your seat (I literally did).' On October 19, 2012, Colbie uploaded a lyric video for the song on her YouTube page. The official video premiered on November 21 on VEVO. The video was filmed in Malibu. Christmas in the Sand (song) "Christmas in the