‘Jingle Bells’ is racist, claims video shared by Joy Reid — sparking Christmas culture war! Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid played Grinch on social media this week, sharing a video claiming beloved Christmas anthem “Jingle Bells” was written “to make fun of black people.” In the video she shared to her 1.3 million Instagram followers, a man in a Christmas sweater and Santa hat stands on the streets of Medford, Massachusetts near a plaque marks the site where James Lord Pierpont is believed to have penned the song in 1850. https://nypost.com/2025/12/10/media/jingle-bells-is-racist-claims-video-shared-by-joy-reid