The Story of
"Jingle Bells"
Believe it or not
Jingle Bells, one of the most popular and well-known American Christmas
songs, was actually written for Thanksgiving! A minister named James
Pierpoint was the author and composer of Jingle Bells, he wrote it in 1857
for the children celebrating Thanksgiving in his Boston Sunday School. The
song was so well-received that they song it again at Christmas, and indeed
Jingle Bells has been repeated ever since. The sound effects of using the
bells with the song have come to represent the arrival of Santa Claus to
the delight of children of all ages!
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
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
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
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