Pierpont wrote the music and lyrics to "Jingle Bells" in the 1850s, ... They laughed off the accident, knocked on the door of tavernkeeper Mrs. Otis Waterman, and asked to use her piano.

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.

In 1857, James Pierpont, while living in Georgia, copyrighted "Jingle Bells." The lyrics of the song tell of the sleigh rides held on Salem Street in the early 1800s.

Even after his son renewed the copyright on "Jingle Bells" in 1880, 13 years before his father’s death, it was never enforced enough to produce any real income.

The lyrics are modified from the original version to make it more of an ... Fitzgerald’s “Jingle Bells,” from the 1960 album Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas, is best heard with a ...

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.

‘Jingle Bells’ was the first song broadcast from space Ten days before Christmas 1965, astronauts Walter M. “Wally” Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford, orbiting aboard Gemini 6, met Gemini ...

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.

Jingle Bells is a cheery festive tune that always raises spirits at this time of year. But, little you may know, it was never actually meant to be a Christmas song.