Silver Bells
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air
There's a feeling
of Christmas
Children laughing
People passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on ev'ry street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
Strings of street lights
Even stop lights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush
home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all this bustle
You'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
Dressed in holiday style
In the air
There's a feeling
of Christmas
Children laughing
People passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on ev'ry street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
Strings of street lights
Even stop lights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush
home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all this bustle
You'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
NEXT: The Christmas Shoes
Description:
"Silver Bells" is a classic Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. The lyrics are unusual for a Christmas song in that they describe the holiday in the city, and not a rural setting.
"Silver Bells" was first performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, filmed in July-August of 1950 but released in March 1951. The first recorded version was by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards, released in October 1950.[2] After the Crosby and Richards recording became popular, Hope and Maxwell were called back in late 1950 to refilm a more elaborate production of the song.
"Silver Bells" was first performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, filmed in July-August of 1950 but released in March 1951. The first recorded version was by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards, released in October 1950.[2] After the Crosby and Richards recording became popular, Hope and Maxwell were called back in late 1950 to refilm a more elaborate production of the song.
Christmas song lyrics list
- A Visit from St.Nicholas
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Auld Lang Syne
- Baby It's Cold Outside
- Carol Of The Bells
- Caroling, Caroling
- Deck The Halls
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Feliz Navidad
- Frosty The Snowman
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
- I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
- It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Jingle Bells
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
- Joy To The World
- Last Christmas
- Let It Snow!
- Little Drummer Boy
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- O Holy Night
- Over the River and Through the Woods
- Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
- Santa Baby
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Silent Night
- Silver Bells
- The Christmas Shoes
- The Christmas Song
- The Holly And The Ivy
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Up on the Housetop
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This?
- Where Are You Christmas?
- White Christmas
- Winter Wonderland
