The lyrics of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” once said “four colly birds” rather than “four calling birds.” Rating: True (About this rating?) When the Christmas music begins in earnest in ...

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." We've also dived into the possibly unsavory history of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

When the Christmas music begins in earnest in late November, it's easy for it to go in one ear and out the other. After all, we've heard these songs hundreds, if not thousands, of times over the ...