Modern folk scholars tell us that is not the origin of a song that defines it as a folk song but the process of change that it undergoes when it is taken up by the folk. So if Jingle Bells has already become Jungle Bells and Jigle Bells as the post at 14 Dec 19 - 08:44 AM suggests, then surely it is well on the way to becoming a folk song.

And before anyone comes back with a heavy response, this post was intended as a seasonal joke. Merry Christmas to all Mudcatters!