Snopes' Christmas playlist: Holiday song rumors we've fact-checked

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ...

'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 ...
NPR

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 ...
NPR

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 ...
Free Malaysia Today

Why ‘Jingle Bells’ was never a Christmas song

Written for sleigh rides, sung at Thanksgiving, and later claimed by Christmas, the world’s most festive tune has a surprisingly un-festive past.
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Surprising Mongolian version of Jingle Bells that has everyone dancing

On Dec. 20, the entire song was made available on YouTube, and a day before, it was made available on Spotify.

We’ve just raved to the viral Mongolian ‘Jingle Bells’ and think you should too

‘Jingle Bells’ is one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. Written by American James Lord Pierpont, it was ...