Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

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“Jingle Bells” is among the most popular kids Christmas songs around the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont, its original title was “One Horse Open Sleigh” and it was published under it in the autumn of 1857.

This rhyme was originally not related to Christmas, and it was intended for the Thanksgiving season. However, it became associated with Christmas music and the holiday season in general decades after it was first performed on Washington Street in Boston in 1857.

James Lord Pierpont’s composition became one of the most performed and most recognizable secular holiday songs ever written, not only in the United States, but around the world.

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Lyrics

1. Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh 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
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

2. 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
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah

3*. 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.

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

4. Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed bay
Two forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you’ll take the lead.

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

*: often skipped

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Sheet music with chords in C

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Jingle Bells - Christmas Music Score (in C)

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Free Printable PDF with Sheet Music and Lyrics

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Versions in other languages

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This Post Has 11 Comments

  1. Padmanabh

    Marvelous collection! keep it up singing bell!

    1. Singing Bell

      Thank you! We keep going!

  2. Brittney Muller

    This is beautiful! I am a school librarian, and I would love to use this to create a compilation video of various teachers, administrators, and students in our school singing Jingle Bells for the holidays on our school website. Can I use the mp3 download for this purpose? I would include credit to your site in the video. Thanks!

    1. Singing Bell

      Sure, Brittney! Thanks for asking and thank you for any credit in advance.

      1. Brittney Muller

        Thank you so much! I will also put it into our school Christmas card via QR code, and your site is credited in the video as well. Thank you, again, and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  3. K&C

    Hi Singing Bell

    We came along this music and we’d like to ask for your permission to use it for our company’s animated Christmas card (non commercial). In case we upload it on youtube or vimeo we would of course add your credit into the description.

    Best,
    Kyra & Constantin

    1. Singing Bell

      Ok, guys, permission granted for in-house use and Vimeo.

      YouTube is a different thing, though, because copyrighted material might be automatically recognized immediately or in the future. Thanks in advance for any credit, of course.

      1. K&C

        Great! Thanks a lot!!

  4. giftky107

    Thanks u so mush.

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