Did you know "Jingle Bells" was written for Thanksgiving by a Confederate soldier? Learn more about the true stories behind five beloved Christmas songs.

Did you know "Jingle Bells" was written for Thanksgiving by a Confederate soldier? Learn more about the true stories behind five beloved Christmas songs.

Deschanel started off the "Jingle Bells" song for the finale. Lithgow, reading the part of Buddy's father Walter (originally played by James Caan), was especially emphatic in hitting the notes.

Did you know "Jingle Bells" was published in 1857? Or that an NKY native wrote a popular Christmas song? Here's a timeline of Christmas traditions.

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Watch the video of President Obama singing “Jingle Bells” with Chance the Rapper, Santa Claus, and others at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

You might assume that a song describing a one-horse open sleigh is about Christmas, but "Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate Thanksgiving, according to The Washington Post.

Watch the video of President Obama singing “Jingle Bells” with Chance the Rapper, Santa Claus, and others at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.