"Jingle Bells" is one of the most famous Christmas songs in the world not yet history tells us that is not specifically a Christmas song. Now known as a great and laughter filled Christmas song and it is a popular subject of parody. James Lord Pierpont wrote the song originally in 1857 and it was copyrighted at the moment "One Horse Open Sleigh." The song was reprinted in 1859 with the revised title of 'Jingle Bells'. Pierpont wrote the song for a Thanksgiving program at a Church in Savannah, Georgia, United States, where he became the resident organist.
The melody of "Jingle Bells" is used in German and French chansons winter fun to celebrate. Texts are entirely unrelated to the problems we all know and love. For example, Francis Blanche wrote the French song "Vive Le Vent" meaning Long Live the Wind "with references to new years day.
In 1898 "Jingle Bells" was first recorded by Edison Male Quartette in USA. It has since been recorded by major artists like Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters. In 2006, Kimberley Locke when he sang, it became a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Here's a fun fact. In December 16 1965 "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast from space. Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford, the astronauts aboard Gemini 6 play a joke. She transferred to Mission Control that they saw a UFO with eight smaller UFOs at the front. Their reports followed that the pilot in the larger control module UFO was wearing a red suit. The joke concluded with the astronaut duo playing "Jingle Bells" on a harmonica accompanied by sleigh bells that they had smuggled on board. Today at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Both instruments are on display. Interestingly, they are considered the first musical instruments played in space!
"Jingle Bells" is also the subject of parody. The biggest tribute to the original song is "Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. In the 1960 children in the U.S. often the verse, "sang Jingle bells, Santa smells, Easter on its way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a beat up Chevrolet. "Here is another parody of" Jingle Bells ', a verse that both adults and children loved and still love to sing while enjoying a few laughs along the way Dashing' through the snow, a few of broken skis, crashing into trees, and a piece of moldy cheese Ha Ha Ha, the snow was red, I think I almost died, then rush me to the hospital before I lose my head. Ha ha ha. '
"Jingle Bells" remains a favorite Christmas song or sung in its original form, or by the parody, it is still increasingly popular in the world today. A song that brings families and communities sharing of good cheer and holiday fun at Christmas each year!