'Jingle Bells' Wasn't Written as a Christmas Song. Here's the Real History Popular myths about the classic holiday tune have circulated for decades, obscuring its origins on the minstrel stage.

“Jingle Bells” is, whether you like it or not, one of the most recognizable songs in the English language. It was composed by hirsute Northeasterner James Lord Pierpont and first published ...

We explore the history of the bells that have become so tied with the Christmas season: jingle bells.

The holiday that jingle bells was intended for The experts at History.com pointed out that, uh, the song actually never features the word Christmas.

That’s when Savannah erected a “Jingle Bells” marker across from the church and then-Mayor John Rousakis declared the tune a Savannah song. That didn’t sit well with the folks in Medford.

The 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time: Staff List Our staff's picks for our 100 favorite songs to soundtrack the holiday season.

It’s not all “Jingle Bells” and “Feliz Navidad” — sometimes you just want to be in your feelings on Christmas, and that’s OK too. — G.F.

Browns quarterback Jameis Winston is a national treasure when it comes to mic'd up moments. So much so that Cleveland's content team shared a full, 13-minute video of the signal-caller chatting it ...

Sure, the arrangement is Spector's, but it's Springsteen's Christmas spirit that makes this version so contagious, although the jingle bells don’t hurt.