Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your Christmas wish list includes some relief from the same old songs on the radio, then your early gift is here in the form of ...

An upstate New York public school chose not to include "Jingle Bells" in its repertoire of Christmas songs after linking the tune’s origins to 19th century minstrel shows, according to a local report.

It's true that "Jingle Bells" songwriter James Pierpont did not have Christmas in mind when he penned the tune — which does not mention the holiday in its lyrics — in the 1850s. However, widespread ...

The school replaced the tune with others that don't have "the potential to be controversial or offensive." Getty Images/iStockphoto Some upstate New York residents are riled up after there were no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Friday, January 2, with tremors felt in a number of regions. This footage was ...

Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid played Grinch on social media this week, sharing a video claiming beloved Christmas anthem “Jingle Bells” was written “to make fun of black people.” In the video she shared ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — A firefighter who has brought a lot of joy with his bagpipes made a stop outside the U.S. Capitol Christmas evening. Jim Mazzara is caught on video playing 'Jingle Bells' on the ...