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13. More info....

Ruth Stirling wasn't the writer. It was written by William F. Robinson in Utah prior to 1950. He just passed away a few months ago.

https://www.murrayjournal.com/2020/12/03/337758/murray-man-brought-the-town-together-every-holiday-season

The first mention I could find is in the Murray Eagle 12/23/48 but you'd need to create a trial account to view the page: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/473196688/

It's just a short blurb about him conducting a Christmas choir.

Here's a picture of him teaching carols to kids in 1959: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67946n9

And a Facebook page with comments about the pic and several references to the song:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/permalink/2803056226385175/?comment_id=2806350592722405

I don't actually have Facebook so I can't tell you much about the details. The page is public, however, so you should be able to access it even if you're not on FB.

Enjoy!