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The case for keeping 'Jingle Bells' playing all winter

There's nothing about Christmas in "Jingle Bells," so let's keep it playing all winter long, writes Bill Craft.
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 ...
The Christmas season often comes with flavors of gingerbread and peppermint. There’s plenty of sleigh bells included in songs like “Sleigh Ride” and even some lyrics regarding the sweet sounds of ...
FRANK SINATRA: (Singing) Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. AILSA CHANG, HOST: For years a controversy has raged over where the song ...
Welcome to The 12 Days of Christmas Songs: an attempt to uncover the forgotten history of some of the most memorable festive tunes. From December 14 through 25, we’ll be tackling one secular song and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People wait on line to get tested for COVID-19 in New York City. More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of ...
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, but 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 original sheet music for iconic Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' has sold at auction for £19,000, 165 years after the festive classic was written. Written in 1857 by James Pierpoint, the song is ...