| TITLE: | Jingle Bells |
| ARTISTE: | James Lord Pierpont |
| SONG TYPE: | Christmas Song |
| 9JALY RATING: | 100% |
“Jingle Bells” is one of the most well-known and beloved Christmas carols around the world. Written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857, it’s one of the oldest popular Christmas songs still sung today.
Originally titled “One Horse Open Sleigh,” the song quickly gained popularity for its catchy melody and playful lyrics. It describes a joyful sleigh ride, capturing the excitement and fun of the winter season.
“Jingle Bells” remains a beloved Christmas classic, bringing joy and cheer to people of all ages. Its simple yet catchy melody makes it easy to sing along to, and its playful lyrics continue to capture the magic of the holiday season.
Video: Jingle Bells By James Lord Pierpont
Jingle Bells Lyrics By James Lord Pierpont
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Although less well-known than the opening, the remaining verses depict high-speed youthful fun. In the second verse, the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the sleigh:
A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side,
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.
|: chorus 😐
In the next verse (which is often skipped), he falls out of the sleigh and a rival laughs at him:
A day or two ago,
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow,
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away. Ah!
|: chorus 😐
In the last verse, after relating his experience, he gives advice to a friend to pick up some girls, find a faster horse, and take off at full speed:
Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed
Two forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And snap! You’ll take the lead.
