'Jingle Bells' wasn't originally a Christmas song. Here's its lesser-known history

The popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas song. "Jingle Bells" is a staple of the Christmas ...
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Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie & Carrie Underwood's Name That Song Face Off: "I'm Sweating"

Bryan and Richie competed against Underwood and Jimmy Fallon,, as the two teams tried to be the first to correctly guess random songs played by The Roots. When the game started, things were going in ...
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The real origin of the holiday classic 'Jingle Bells'

GWEN STEFANI: (Singing) Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride... INSKEEP: Gwen Stefani belts it out there. Now, I called it a Christmas song, and that's really the ...
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A look at the history of jingle bells

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 ...
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Jingle Bells, The Song That Started A Feud

It’s annually voted the most popular Christmas song. Perhaps it’s the most controversial. When Savannah resident James L. Pierpont composed the song he sowed the seeds for a dispute. Pierpont wrote ...
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'Jingle Bells' Wasn't Written as a Christmas Song. Here's the Real History

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 ...