This article was originally published on November 30, 2022. We’re rerunning it now in honor of the season.
“Jingle Bells” is, whether you like it or not, one of the most recognizable songs in the English language. It was composed by hirsute Northeasterner James Lord Pierpont and first published with the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh” in the fall of 1857. Before you think, Wait, they were doing Christmas shit too early even in 1857?! you should know...