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Written for sleigh rides, sung at Thanksgiving, and later claimed by Christmas, the world’s most festive tune has a surprisingly un-festive past.

The popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas song. "Jingle Bells" is a staple of the Christmas ...

Thank Bloomington, Indiana, native Bobby Helms when you get the urge to hum or nod along. His version of “Jingle Bell Rock” — the original — was released in 1957 and has been a holiday playlist staple ...

UNIDENTIFIED CHORUS: (Singing) J-I-N-G-L-E bells. SIMON: Ah, jingle bells. Don't worry. Not going to sing along, but I would like to pose a question. How did those bells become a symbol of this season ...

We hear them from one Yuletide after another, the sounds of the season we’ve known and loved for decades. Just how much do ...

It's true that "Jingle Bells" songwriter James Pierpont did not have Christmas in mind when he penned the tune — which does not mention the holiday in its lyrics — in the 1850s. However, widespread ...

For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

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