JINGLE BELLS
Channel: Daniele Zordan
Date: 2021-12-18

Jingle Bells one of the most famous Christmas songs.
Jingle Bells is one of the most famous Christmas songs in the world, sung by children and adults, inevitably associated with the end of the year celebrations. The origin of this song dates back to 1857. The original title was different: One Horse Open Sleigh. It was written by the American composer James Lord Pierpont and, in intentions, it was not linked to the Christmas party but to Thanksgiving Day (which, we recall, falls on the last Thursday of November).
To date, it is not official how the idea for this song was born to James Lord Pierpont but it seems to have occurred to him while he was in Medford (Massachusetts). To confirm this thesis, the text of a plaque affixed right on a local building. At the heart of the inspiration were the sleigh races that took place in the city during the nineteenth century. In 1859, the song was renamed "Jingle Bells, or the One Horse Open Sleigh". Then, over time, it became just "Jingle Bells" as we all know it today.                                         Over time - years and decades - there were, of course, several and numerous recordings and reinterpretations of the piece by international and Italian artists. Among the most famous we cannot fail to mention the versions of Louis Armstrong, Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti.
"JINGLE BELLS"
Dashing through the snow
in a one-horse open sleigh,
over the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride,
and soon Miss Fannie Bright was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot di lei,
he got into a drifted bank and we, we got upsot.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
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 for his speed di lui,
Then hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack! You’ll take the lead.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
O, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh