An upstate New York public school chose not to include "Jingle Bells" in its repertoire of Christmas songs after linking the tune’s origins to 19th century minstrel shows, according to a local report.

Brighton Central School District Superintendent Kevin McGowan defended the decision of teachers who removed the classic holiday song “Jingle Bells” from their curriculum due to research revealing it ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — The Brighton Central School District is addressing the use, or lack thereof, of the holiday classic song “Jingle Bells” in its curriculum. In a letter to families on the BCSD ...

The story quoted Council Rock principal Matt Tappon as saying the song had been replaced with other songs that didn’t have “the potential to be controversial or offensive.” When told by the Beacon of ...

"Yay! David is back home and the family [is] all together! Time to trim us a tree," the actor captioned the clip on Instagram. Christmas carolers have hit an all-time level of cute! On Wednesday, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Brighton Central School District Superintendent Kevin McGowan is defending a primary school's decision to drop secular holiday classic “Jingle Bells” from its curriculum. The story ...

Dec. 2-22, 2011 • McColl Family Theatre Front Orchestra $24 / General Section $18 First grader Junie B. Jones can’t decide how she feels about the holidays. On the one hand, she couldn’t be more ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Neil Patrick Harris' twins Gideon and Harper got into the holiday spirit by singing "Jingle Bells" as they decorated the family Christmas tree. The How I Met ...