[edwinland]

the fact that “Jingle Bells” was first performed in minstrel shows where white actors performed in blackface does actually matter when it comes to questions of what we use as material in school. I’m glad that our staff paused when learning of this, reflected, and decided to use different material to accomplish the same objective in class.

I can assure you that this situation is not an attempt to push an agenda. We were not and are not even discussing the song and its origins, whatever they may be.

Uhm, yeah, you were.

[WVNan]

“the fact that “Jingle Bells” was first performed in minstrel shows where white actors performed in blackface...IS a lye.

The son is obviously a song about a winter sleigh ride in the snow. The bells are on the horses who pull the sleigh. The passengers are a young couple, who could have been any color. Probably a song penned in 1800s.