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JAMES LORD PIERPONT & THE MYSTERY OF JINGLE BELLS

For many people, the song “Jingle Bells” is so deeply etched in memory it’s hard to recall when we learned it. Written by Unitarian James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893), “Jingle Bells” is among the most popular American songs of all time, and although it is strongly associated with Christmas, this story of a wintertime sleigh ride contains not a single holiday reference. READ MORE HERE http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/2 ... m_source=f

Thanks, Maria. I've always known it wasn't technically a Christmas song, any more than Deck the Halls (technically a New Years' Eve song). Didn't know about the original author though. Not exactly Isaac Watts, was he?