'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 a Christmas classic, but it was initially intended for a different holiday. Here's what we know about this song.

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.

"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.

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.

Here’s the truth about Jingle Bells. It’s not a Christmas song — it’s a Thanksgiving song. It’s not a jolly family song — it’s a drinking song. It’s at the centre of a nasty ...

One of the world’s most recognizable Christmas songs may not be a Christmas song at all. The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a ...

While many versions of “Jingle Bells” had been already recorded before Sinatra’s, his take from 1948’s Christmas Songs by Sinatra revolutionized it a bit.

One of the world’s most recognizable Christmas songs may not be a Christmas song at all. The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a ...

One of the world’s most recognizable Christmas songs may not be a Christmas song at all. The holiday classic "Jingle Bells" may have you dashing through the snow and longing for a ride on a ...

The popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas song. Rating: True (About this rating?) For years, social media users have claimed that the classic holiday tune "Jingle ...