Question: Which drinking song became a Christmas classic?
Answer: Written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, “Jingle Bells” was originally published under the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh.” It started as a popular drinking song, where singers would clink their tankards like bells whenever the word “bells” was mentioned.
The lyrics described drag racing sleighs, an unchaperoned couple, and bells that were used to warn others that a dashing sleigh was approaching.
