James Lord Pierpont first of their children, Lillie. Pierpont's children by his first marriage remained in Massachusetts with their grandfather. In August 1857, his song "The One Horse Open Sleigh" was published by Oliver Ditson and Company of 277 Washington Street in Boston dedicated to John P. Ordway. The song was copyrighted on September 16, 1857. The song was originally performed in a Sunday school concert on Thanksgiving in Savannah, Georgia, although it has been claimed that Pierpont wrote it in Medford, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1859, it was re-released with the title "Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh". The song
Last Christmas album. In the UK, despite it being a B-side track, the song is regularly played throughout music channels during the festive season. The two official music videos got more than 60 million views on YouTube combined. It was released as part of their Christmas album, "It's Christmas Time". <nowiki>*</nowiki> Based on downloads alone, but did chart at number 10, as it was the B-side to "What Hurts the Most". The song was covered by Alcazar from Sweden as the sixth single to be released from their third studio album "Disco Defenders", released in 2009. The single was only released digitally