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 ...

FRANK SINATRA: (Singing) Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. AILSA CHANG, HOST: For years a controversy has raged over where the song ...

Perhaps no single piece of secular music is more ubiquitous during the Christmas holiday season than "Jingle Bells," the venerable ditty about the joys of dashing through snow-covered fields while ...

The popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas song. Rating: True (About this rating?) "Jingle Bells" is a staple of the Christmas season, but did its creator write it for the ...

It begins innocently enough. A few bright notes. A familiar rhythm. And before you know it, your brain is already hanging tinsel and replaying shopping mall playlists on a loop. But here’s the ...