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#jingle bells Bells," originally "One Horse Open Sleigh," was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 as a fun winter/Thanksgiving song about sleigh rides, not Christmas, featuring horse harness bells used for safety in snowy New England; its catchy tune and festive imagery made it a holiday staple, despite its original secular, potentially drinking-song origins, with lyrics describing sleigh adventures like getting tipped over.