John Ceiriog Hughes was born on 25 September 1832 in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. He was married to Anne Roberts. He died on 23 April 1887 in Caersws, Montgomeryshire, Wales, UK.
Poet and folk musicologist who wrote the Welsh lyrics to the 16th century hymn "Nos Galan" ("New Year's Eve"), adapted into English as "Deck the Halls".