LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) – The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) has officially begun the search for the perfect tree to adorn the ...

Amid the talk about what’s happening at the former St. Joseph Hospital, Bob Seuffert’s curious about the trees. Three cherry trees, in particular, aren’t big, historic or perfect specimens.

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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 ...

Lee released the ‘Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee” LP in 1964 and a more complete compilation called “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: the Decca Christmas Recordings” in 1999.

You and I know it as “Carol of the Bells.” “Shchedryk” was originally a celebration of the end of winter and the coming of spring, rather than a Christmas carol.

Written in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont, this iconic tune wasn’t initially intended to be a Christmas song. Instead, it was created as a festive winter celebration. Originally titled "The One Horse ...

Joseph Mitchell on the winter of 1933, when he was a newspaper reporter during the Great Depression and wrote a story about a couple who lived in a cave in Central Park for a year.

In many versions, the Christmas theme is accentuated and vividly evoked by the use of bells to represent sleigh bells, showing how timbre is used to conjure up the image of a snowy winter.

Sleigh bells are commonly used to signify Christmas aurally in pop songs, such as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ (1994).