What does the song Jingle Bells mean?

Jingle bells

Written by James Lord Pierpont

Composed by James Lord Pierpont

Sung by James Lord Pierpont

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

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells!

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

Dashing through the snow, In a one horse open sleigh

Dashing through the blizzard, In a one horse open sleigh it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way

Spedding through the fields, All the time with the Laughing

The bells on bobtail ring, Making our spirits bright

Horsetail bells ring, Making our spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

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 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?

A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a sleigh ride out

And soon Miss Fanny Bright , Was seated by my side

And then Miss Fanny Bright came, And seated by my side<

He ran into a drifted bank, and then we got upsot?

Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to Ride in a one horse open sleigh

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle bells, jingle bells, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh.

Now the ground is white, Go it while you're young?

Go it while you're young

Take the girls tonight , And sing this sleighing song

Take the girls tonight, And sing this sleighing song

Just get a bobtailed bay, Two forty for his speed?

Hitch him to an open sleigh, And crack you'll take the lead? Take the lead?

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

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! 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 rideIn a one horse open sleigh Ding dong!

Jingle bells! Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh.

Expanded:

"Jingle Bells" is a Christmas song, written in 1857 by lyricist James Lord Pierpont (1822 - 1857), who was the first person to sing it. Lord Pierpont (1822 - 1893).

Background:

Jingle Bells is one of the most familiar Christmas songs. However, it was not originally written for Christmas, but for Thanksgiving, when in 1857, songwriter James Lord Pierpont (1822 - 1893 [1]? )'s father was employed at a school in Boston. The song was written by Jimmy to help his father's students for their Thanksgiving performance.

The song reads, "Sledding through the snow, we laughed and laughed all the way, the bells rang out in all directions, we were in high spirits, how we laughed and laughed, the sledding song is sung tonight. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ......" The bright melody, joyful scene, and moving chorus of children's voices have made the song an important Christmas keeper for 150 years, and one of the world's most recognizable songs.

Lyrics Explanation:

1, O'er is an abbreviation of over

2, Bells onbobtailsring, the horse's tail hair to avoid being entangled in the reins and purposely shortened called bobtail

3, And then we got upsot, upsot is a musical substitute for And then we got upsot, upsot is a musical substitute for upset, the whole sentence means that the sleigh overturned

4, Two forty as his speed, here the speed is 22.5 miles an hour, the original complete expression should be (traveling a mile in two minutes and forty seconds) traveled a mile in two minutes and forty seconds, the standard racehorse speed is also in the range of this speed. The speed of a standard racehorse is also in this range

5, jingle bells. jingle here is not historically an adjective, but a verb of command, meaning (to make) bells jingle

6, bobtailed bay. bay as an adjective means chestnut-colored, and the use of the color to bring only horses of this color

7, sprawling lie, here is an adjective of chestnut-colored, and the color is used to bring only horses of this color

8, sprawling lie, here is an adjective of chestnut-colored. , sprawling lie, here means to lie on all fours in the snow