Jingle Bells (James Pierpont)

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• CPDL #12164: PDF, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.

Editor: Sven Dierke (added 2006-07-31).   Score information: A4, 3 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: after first edition, Boston: Ditson, c. 1859

• CPDL #8722: PDF, MIDI and Noteworthy Composer files available.

Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (added 2004-12-12).   Score information: A4, 1 page   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #7991: PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Simone Olivieri (added 2004-10-05).   Score information: A4, 3 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #7940: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Adriano Secco (added 2004-09-28).   Score information: A4, 25 pages, 890 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: arranged by Adriano Secco, with full orchestra, an a cappella version is also available

• CPDL #7939: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Adriano Secco (added 2004-09-28).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 488 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: arranged by Adriano Secco, a cappella, orchestral version also available

• CPDL #1918:

Editor: Stefan Karpiniec (added 2000-12-27).   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Traditional carol arranged by Stefan Karpiniec

• CPDL #1715: GIF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Christopher R. Baker (added 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Jingle Bells
Composer: James Pierpont

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: Piano or orchestra
Published:

Description:

External websites:

• Wikipedia article
• Stefan Karpiniec's website

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Dashing through the snow,

In a one-horse open sleigh,

O'er 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.

REFRAIN

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Jingle all the way!

O 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 ran into a drifted bank

And there we got upsot.

3.

A day or two ago

The story I must tell

I went out in 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.

4.

Now the ground is white

Go in while you're young,

Take the girls tonight

And sing this sleighing song;

Just get a bob-tailed bay

Two forty as his speed

Hitch him to an open sleigh

And crack, you'll take the lead.