MSNBC’s Joy Reid Says “Jingle Bells” Is Racist

Just in time for the season of goodwill and cheer, MSNBC’s Joy Reid has once again surfaced not with a message of unity or peace but to cosign a viral claim that “Jingle Bells” is racist. Yes, that "Jingle Bells," the song about sleigh rides and snow, has now been deemed problematic by the Left’s cultural hall monitors.

Reid, whose show was recently pulled from MSNBC’s primetime lineup, decided to retweet a video claiming the classic Christmas tune is steeped in racism. Why? Because its composer allegedly had connections to minstrel shows in the 1800s and once fought for the Confederacy. That’s it. That’s the basis for branding an innocent song with one of the most absurd accusations imaginable.

Let’s break this down:

• The claim originates from a Boston University professor who ironically has said he doesn't actually think the song itself is racist.

• The composer, James Pierpont, wrote other songs performed in minstrel shows. Historically common in the 1800s, these shows are now rightly criticized, but they hardly make every piece of music from that time racist by default.

• Despite these facts, the song’s lyrics “Jingle all the way,” “Dashing through the snow,” and yes, even “the ground is white” have been twisted into supposed codes of white supremacy by the kind of people who think satire is reality and joy must be political.

This, of course, is not the first time Christmas classics have been dragged into the Left’s endless grievance mill. Remember when “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was canceled for being too flirty? Or when “Merry Christmas” became controversial because it wasn’t “inclusive” enough? The Left can’t help but take a sledgehammer to anything traditional, joyful, or remotely linked to American heritage.

This isn’t about racism. It’s about control.

When radicals attack a centuries-old carol sung by schoolchildren and mall-goers for generations, they're not making society better. They're undermining shared culture taking innocent traditions and poisoning them with revisionist outrage so they can appear morally superior.

And they do it for one reason: power through guilt. If they can make you feel bad about singing a Christmas song, what can’t they control? Your speech, your history, your values nothing is off limits.

Meanwhile, the rest of America is just trying to celebrate the season. While the cultural elite nitpick 200-year-old songs, everyday Americans are focused on their families, their faith, and maybe even the radical idea of being thankful for the gift of Christ’s birth and the hope it brings to a weary world.

But don’t let the Joy Reids of the world catch you smiling. You might just be accused of being part of a "problematic" tradition.

So this Christmas, remember:

• Say “Merry Christmas” without apology.

• Sing “Jingle Bells” at the top of your lungs.

• Reject the guilt and laugh off the lunacy.

Because the only thing truly offensive about this story is that we’re even talking about it.

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