Meet the American who wrote 'Jingle Bells,' James Lord Pierpont, dashing dreamer and scandalous rebel

James Lord Pierpont, a Boston native, penned the renowned holiday classic song "Jingle Bells" in the 1850s. The original song ...
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‘Jingle Bells’ was the first song performed in space because 2 military pilots pranked NASA

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Hear the Bells of Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral Ring Out for the First Time in More Than Five Years

Three new bells arrived for installation at Notre-Dame on November 7. One of the bells had been used for the Summer Olympics in Paris. Chesnot / Getty Images For the first time in more than five years ...