The lyrics are modified from the original version to make it more of an upbeat love song from a female perspective. “Can’t you hear those jingle bells?” she sings. “We’re laughing and we ...

Pierpont later changed the title to “Jingle Bells,” referencing the belled harnesses on horses to prevent collisions in wintry weather. Pierpont’s lyrics depict the sleigh races her ...

Pierpont wrote his Christmas classic in the autumn of 1857. You know the song as “Jingle Bells,” but “One Horse Open Sleigh” was its original title. Pierpont wrote it as a Thanksgiving song.