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1: D. When “Jingle Bells” was first published in September 1857, it was originally considered a drinking song. Yuletide revelers would clink their drinking glasses to mimic sleighbells. Its lyrics ...

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Christmas is now a time for remembering so I thought I’d start with my first Christmas — which I don’t remember — and take ...

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