And by the way, sleigh bells and jingle bells - they're the same thing. Zeller says there's no clear moment when jingle bells transformed from a tool to an instrument, but he guesses the back half ...

The discovery, published in the peer-reviewed journal Theatre Survey, was the work of Kyna Hamill, who received a Ph.D. in theater history from Tufts University and now works at Boston University ...

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 ...

Explore our History Abbey bells History. It is probable that the Abbey built by Edward the Confessor, dedicated in 1065 and which had a central tower and two western towers, was furnished with bells.