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Benjamin Russell Hanby (July 22, 1833 – March 16, 1867), also given as Benjamin Russel Hanby,〔Benjamin Russel Hanby, Ohio Composer-Educator, 1833–1867 (1987); C. B. Galbreath, ''Song Writers of Ohio'', in 14 Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications 180 (1905).〕 was an American composer, educator, and pastor who wrote approximately 80 songs. The most famous of his compositions are "Darling Nelly Gray", the Christmas songs "Up on the House Top", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas", and the hymn "Who Is He In Yonder Stall?". ==Life== Hanby was born in Rushville, Ohio.〔(Benjamin Hanby at Ohio History Central )〕 He moved to Westerville, Ohio in 1849, at the age of sixteen, to enroll at Otterbein University.〔William Osborne, Music in Ohio 421 (2004); Galbreath, ''supra'', at 183.〕 He was involved in the Underground Railroad with his father, Bishop William Hanby. Hanby composed "Darling Nelly Gray" in 1856〔("Benjamin Russel Hanby", Hanby House )〕 in what is now a state historical site, the Hanby House, located at 160 West Main Street in Westerville, adjacent to the campus of Otterbein University. After graduation in 1858, Hanby briefly taught school and then became a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. In 1860, he became principal of Seven Mile Academy in Seven Mile, Ohio. In 1864, he was minister of a church in New Paris, Ohio, but by Christmas 1864, Ben was no longer working as a pastor, but operating a singing school in New Paris.〔 He composed "Up On The Housetop" as a Christmas sing-along. It was originally titled ''Santa Claus''. The following year, Chicago publisher George Frederick Root published "Up On The Housetop" and brought Hanby to Chicago to pursue other publishing ventures. Hanby died from tuberculosis in Chicago on March 18, 1867.〔 He is buried in Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Hanby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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