Claims that Jingle Bells started as a Thanksgiving song are making the rounds online again. So, how did the holiday classic actually come to life?

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 ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — The Brighton Central School District is addressing the use, or lack thereof, of the holiday classic song “Jingle Bells” in its curriculum. In a letter to families on the BCSD ...

It’s annually voted the most popular Christmas song. Perhaps it’s the most controversial. When Savannah resident James L. Pierpont composed the song he sowed the seeds for a dispute. Pierpont wrote ...

Which Christmas tune do you think Georgia loves most? And, which one drives the rest of the country up the wall?

An elementary school in New York decided to remove "Jingle Bells" from its curriculum because of concerns about the song's potential to be "controversial or offensive." The Rochester Beacon was first ...

Rarely has the written approximation of a tune appeared as often in these pages as "dunt-da-DUNT-da-dunt." You may recognize that as the theme used by Hockey Night in Canada before the CBC and the ...

Music is used in TV commercials on a daily basis to help sell products. But now, in an industry first, an ad agency and a music production house -- BBDO Detroit and Joel Simon Music -- are joining ...

The jingle business is largely a relic of the past, though some major earworms remain. But the age of AI may kill it off for good — and take away a crucial revenue source for creators. By Steve ...