James Lord Pierpont first of their children, Lillie. Pierpont's children by his first marriage remained in Massachusetts with their grandfather. In August 1857, his song "The One Horse Open Sleigh" was published by Oliver Ditson and Company of 277 Washington Street in Boston dedicated to John P. Ordway. The song was copyrighted on September 16, 1857. The song was originally performed in a Sunday school concert on Thanksgiving in Savannah, Georgia, although it has been claimed that Pierpont wrote it in Medford, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1859, it was re-released with the title "Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh". The song
What Did I Promise Her Last Night failed relationships and one-night stands and wonders to himself if he could have been the one to provide her the lasting relationship she had been longing for. The single peaked at No. 4 in February 1978 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart, and No. 2 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Singles chart about the same time. What Did I Promise Her Last Night "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in November 1977 as the second and final single from the album "Love's Troubled Waters".