Episode 16: Exploring the Surprising—and Disturbing—Origins of "Jingle Bells" with Dr. Kyna Hamill

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Recorded24 Sep 2019

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We all know the classic Christmas song "Jingle Bells" —or at least we think that we do. Dr. Kyna Hamill of Boston University has been looking into the origins of this beloved holiday classic, and what she's discovered about its creator and its first known public performance may cause us to look at the song in a rather different light.

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