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Jingle Bells"Jingle Bells" is one of the best known and most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1857 by James Pierpont to be sung at a Thanksgiving program at his church in Boston, and was repeated at Christmas due to its instant popularity.
As Christmas has become more of a secular celebration over the past century, songs such as "Jingle Bells" have become favored over traditional carols of a more religious nature, particularly among children. The song does not mention Christmas. The chorus is the most often sung (and remembered) part of "Jingle Bells":
Although less well known than the chorus, the verses depict high-speed youthful fun.
In the second verse the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the sleigh:
In the next verse he upsets the sleigh again and a rival laughs at him:
In the last verse, he picks up some girls, times a horse, bets on it, and then takes off at full speed:
In spirit – "Go it while you're young" – the song anticipates the themes of songs about girls and cars of a century later like Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" or the Beach Boys' "Fun Fun Fun".
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