Jingle Bells

Another interesting story about Savannah to share with everyone. Savannah is home to the Jingle Bells Church. While Jingle Bells wasn't written in Savannah, it was published as "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857 by James Pierpont, which he was the church music director and organist. He left the church in 1859 to pursue the insurance business instead. The song was originally written for a Thanksgiving pageant, but it quickly became a Christmas song. Debate still rages as to whether Savannah or Massachusetts (where many believe he wrote the song), but the UU church calls themselves the Jingle Bells church nonetheless.