Funeral Music

A southern-gospel group arrived home from a singing tour and was called by the widow of a man in their church who had just passed away. The widow asked them to sing three of her husband's favorite songs at the funeral: "In the Garden," "Amazing Grace," and "Jingle Bells."

The group leader had misgivings about singing "Jingle Bells" at a funeral, but when the widow insisted that her husband loved the song, he agreed to sing it, but told her that they would be singing it "real slow."

At the funeral service, the group sang all three songs, including "Jingle Bells," slowly and mournfully. Afterward, the widow thanked the group for singing, and added: "Oh, I remember the name of the song my husband liked so much. It wasn't 'Jingle Bells"; it was "When They Ring Those Golden Bells."