Further evidence that the song Pell performed was the same one we now know as "Jingle Bells" can be found on the cover of the song's original 1857 sheet music, which Pierpont dedicated to the ...

Other songs took on a holiday theme, including ‘Carol of the Bells’ and Fleet Foxes’ ‘White Winter Hymnal’ “Jingle Bells” wouldn’t be the only song with a Christmas rebranding.

"Jingle Bells" may not have started out as a Christmas song, but now, more than 150 years after its initial publication, it has become staple of the winter holiday season.

The Christmas staple "Jingle Bells," has been the subject of many arguments about its provenance. Researcher Kyna Hamill, who did some more digging, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang.

Thus, Jingle Bells became a Christmas song — Savannah's Christmas song. One more thing about Jingle Bells. Some 115 years after it was written in a pub in Medford, Jingle Bells became the first ...

The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh, but the 19th-century song was never intended to celebrate the Christmas season.

The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh, but the 19th-century song was never intended to celebrate the Christmas season.

James L. Pierpont (1822-1893), composer of “Jingle Bells,” served as music director of this church in the 1850s when it was a Unitarian Church located on Oglethorpe Square.

From the archives: The story “Local historians claim Savannah true home of 'Jingle Bells' song” was originally published in The Atlanta Journal on April 4, 1985. SAVANNAH - Boston claims it ...

Further evidence that the song Pell performed was the same one we now know as "Jingle Bells" can be found on the cover of the song's original 1857 sheet music, which Pierpont dedicated to the ...