Jingle Bells or One Horse Open Sleigh

James Pierpont 1857: Jingle Bells is a song that we evidently were born knowing. Who hasn t heard a threeyear old, or even a twoyear old child attempt this simplistic tune at Christmas. In all truth, it is neither inherently a Christmas song, nor is the current popularized version quite like the original composition. James Pierpont was one of six children of the well known poet John Pierpont, and uncle of the well known fortune builder J. P. (James Pierpont) Morgan. During the Civil War he defied his ab