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Which came first: Jingle Bells or The Wind in the Willows?
Jingle Bells came first, in 1857 (published). The Wind in the Willows followed 51 years later, in 1908 (published).
- First1857
Jingle Bells
song · publishedJingle Bells was published in 1857 under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh".
- Second1908
The Wind in the Willows
book · publishedThe Wind in the Willows, from 1908, grew out of bedtime stories for the author's son.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.