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Jingle Bells

February 16, 2024

For the instrument, see Jingle bell.

"Jingle Bells" is one of the most commonly sung[1] songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It was published under the title "The One Horse Open Sleigh" in September 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving, or as a drinking song.[2] Although it has no original connection to Christmas,[3] it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s, and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s.[4] It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder; this recording, believed to be the first Christmas record, is lost, but an 1898 recording - also from Edison Records - survives.[5]

"Jingle Bells"
Title page of "The One Horse Open Sleigh"
Song
LanguageEnglish
PublishedSeptember 16, 1857, by Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston
GenreChristmas
Composer(s)James Lord Pierpont
Lyricist(s)James Lord Pierpont
Originally titled as "The One Horse Open Sleigh"

History edit

Composition edit

 
Plaque at 19 High Street, Medford, Massachusetts
 
Historical marker in Savannah, Georgia
Musical notations of the original version
 
First half of the chorus
 
Second half of the chorus and other verses

James Lord Pierpont originally copyrighted the song with the name "The One Horse Open Sleigh" on September 16, 1857.[6] The songwriting credit given was "Song and Chorus written and composed by J. Pierpont." Possibly intended as a drinking song, it didn't become a Christmas song until decades after it was first performed. Pierpont, later a supporter of the Confederacy, dedicated the song to "John P. Ordway, Esq.", an organizer of a blackface minstrel troupe called "Ordway's Aeolians".[7][8]

It is an unsettled question where and when Pierpont originally composed the song that would become known as "Jingle Bells". A plaque at 19 High Street in the center of Medford Square in Medford, Massachusetts, commemorates the "birthplace" of "Jingle Bells", and claims that Pierpont wrote the song there in 1850, at what was then the Simpson Tavern. Previous local history narratives claim the song was inspired by the town's popular sleigh races during the 19th century.[9]

The song was republished in 1859 by Oliver Ditson and Company, 277 Washington Street, Boston, with the new title "Jingle Bells; or, The One Horse Open Sleigh". Its sheet music cover featured a drawing of sleigh bells around the title.[10] Sleigh bells were strapped across the horse to make the jingle, jangle sound.[citation needed]

"Jingle Bells" was first performed on September 15, 1857, at Ordway Hall in Boston by blackface minstrel performer Johnny Pell.[11] The song was in the then-popular style or genre of "sleighing songs". Pierpont's lyrics are strikingly similar to lines from many other popular sleigh-riding songs of the time; researcher Kyna Hamill argued that this, along with his constant need for money, led him to compose and release the song solely as a financial enterprise: "Everything about the song is churned out and copied from other people and lines from other songs—there's nothing original about it."[4][11]

By the time the song was released and copyrighted, Pierpont had relocated to Savannah, Georgia, to serve as organist and music director of that city's Unitarian Church (now Unitarian Universalist), where his brother, Rev. John Pierpont Jr., served as minister. In August 1857, Pierpont married Eliza Jane Purse, daughter of the mayor of Savannah. Pierpont remained in Savannah and never returned north.[11][12]

The double meaning of "upsot" was thought humorous, as a sleigh ride gave an unescorted couple a rare chance to be together, unchaperoned, in distant woods or fields, with all the opportunities that afforded.[11] This "upset", a term Pierpont transposed to "upsot", became the climactic component of a sleigh-ride outing within the sleigh narrative.[11]

Recordings and performances edit

See also: List of artists who have recorded "Jingle Bells"

James Lord Pierpont's 1857 composition "Jingle Bells" became one of the most performed and most recognizable secular holiday songs ever written, not only in the United States, but around the world. In recognition of this achievement, James Lord Pierpont was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[citation needed]

"Jingle Bells" was first recorded by banjoist Will Lyle on October 30, 1889 (attested A T E Wangemann Logbook, p. 114), on an Edison cylinder, but no surviving copies are known to exist.[5] The earliest surviving vocal recording was made by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898, also on an Edison cylinder (and 1898 Columbia brown wax 4090), as part of a 'Christmas' medley titled "Sleigh Ride Party".[5] In 1902, the Hayden Quartet recorded "Jingle Bells". The song became a Christmas favorite in the early twentieth century.[4]

 
Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford of Gemini VI (1965)

In 1935, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra reached No. 18 on the charts with their Swing or big band recording of "Jingle Bells". In 1941, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, Ernie Caceres, and the Modernaires on vocals had a No. 5 hit on the Billboard pop singles chart with a big band arrangement of "Jingle Bells" on RCA Victor as Bluebird 11353-A. In 1943, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded "Jingle Bells" as Decca 23281[13] which reached No. 19 on the charts[14] and sold over a million copies. In 1951, Les Paul had a No. 10 hit with a multi-tracked version on guitar. In 2001, House of Mouse version, sung by Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, and Bill Farmer. In 2006, Kimberley Locke had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with a recording of the song.[citation needed]

First song in space edit

"Jingle Bells" was one of the first songs to broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra. While in space on December 16, 1965, they sent this report to Mission Control:

C6: Gemini VII, this is Gemini VI. We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in a polar orbit. He's in a very low trajectory traveling from north to south and has a very high climbing ratio. It looks like it might even be a ... Very low. Looks like he might be going to reenter soon. Stand by one ... You might just let me try to pick up that thing. (Music – Jingle Bells – from Spacecraft VI) P7: We got the tune, VI. C6: That was live, VII, not tape. CC: You're too much, VI.[15]

The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells, and with Schirra on the harmonica and Stafford on the bells, broadcast a rendition of "Jingle Bells".[16][17] The harmonica, shown to the press upon their return, was a Hohner "Little Lady", a tiny harmonica approximately one inch (2.5 cm) long, by 3⁄8 of an inch (0.95 cm) wide.[16]

 
Radio transmission
Between Gemini VI, Gemini VII and Mission Control in Houston, December 16, 1965
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Lyrics edit

Music historian James Fuld notes that (as opposed to an adjective), "the word jingle in the title and opening phrase is apparently an imperative verb."[18] In the winter in New England in pre-automobile days, it was common to adorn horses' harnesses with straps bearing bells as a way to avoid collisions at blind intersections, since a horse-drawn sleigh in snow produces almost no audible noise. The rhythm of the tune apparently mimics that of a trotting horse's bells; however, "jingle bells" is commonly interpreted to mean a certain kind of bell.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail [sic] ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride 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. Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Although less well-known than the opening, the remaining verses depict high-speed youthful fun. In the second verse, the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the 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
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.[a]
|: chorus :|

In the next verse (which is often skipped), he falls out of the sleigh and a rival laughs at him:

A day or two ago,
The story I must tell
I went out on 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. Ah!
|: chorus :|

In the last verse, after relating his experience, he gives advice to a friend to pick up some girls, find a faster horse, and take off at full speed:

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 as his speed[b]
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead.
|: chorus :|

Notes to lyrics

  1. ^ "Upsot" is a jocular variant of "upset".
  2. ^ Two forty refers to a mile in two minutes and forty seconds at the trot, or 22.5 miles per hour (36.2 km/h). This is a good speed, and suggests the desired horse of that era was a type later known as a Standardbred.

Original lyrics edit

The two first stanzas and chorus of the original 1857 lyrics differed slightly from those known today. It is unknown who replaced the words with those of the modern version.[18] Underlined lyrics are the removed lyrics from the original version. Bold lyrics are the new lyrics in the current version.

Dashing thro' the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the hills (fields) we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob tail ring,
Making spirits bright,
Oh what sport (What fun it is) to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.

|: chorus :|
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy (fun) it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago
I tho't 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
He got into a drifted bank
And we— (then) we got upsot.

Melody edit

 
Jingle Bells, or The One Horse Open Sleigh
Original melody
Jingle Bells
Performed on piano, flute, clarinet, French horn
Jingle Bells
Performed on celesta and violin
Jingle Bells
Performed on piano, glockenspiel, celesta
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The original 1857 version of "Jingle Bells" featured a substantially different chorus. The progression of descending chords in the original refrain (A♭–E♭/G–Fm–C–D♭–A♭/E♭–E♭7–A♭; in Roman numeral analysis, I–V6–vi–V/vi–IV–I6
4–V7–I) bears some resemblance to that of Pachelbel's Canon. The verses, on the other hand, have mostly the same melody (with some minor simplifications) in modern renditions as they did in 1857. The origin of the simpler, modern refrain is unknown, but it dates back at least 1898, when the oldest surviving phonograph recording of the song was released through Edison Records.

The "Jingle Bells" tune is used in French and German songs, although the lyrics are unrelated to the English lyrics. Both songs celebrate winter fun, as in the English version. The French song, titled "Vive le vent" ("Long Live the Wind"), was written by Francis Blanche[19][20] and contains references to Father Time, Baby New Year, and New Year's Day. There are several German versions of "Jingle Bells", including Roy Black's "Ein kleiner weißer Schneemann".[21]

Parodies and homages edit

External videos
Results from a survey of over 64,000 people for most common variations of the parody.
  I Asked 64,182 People About “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”. Here's What I Found Out. Tom Scott (presenter), June 2020

Like many simple, catchy, and popular melodies, "Jingle Bells" is often the subject of parody. "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" has been a well-known parody since the mid-1960s,[22] with many variations on the lyrics.[23] Bart Simpson sings this version on The Simpsons, the first time being in the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (December 17, 1989).[24]

Parodies or novelty versions of "Jingle Bells" have been recorded by many artists, and include Yogi Yorgesson's "Yingle Bells", Da Yoopers' "Rusty Chevrolet",[25] Bucko and Champs' "Aussie Jingle Bells", The Three Stooges' "Jingle Bell Drag", and Jeff Dunham's "Jingle Bombs", performed in his "Achmed the Dead Terrorist" sketch. Another popular spoof of the song is "Pumpkin Bells", a "Pumpkin Carol" which celebrates Halloween and the "Great Pumpkin". It originated in The Peanuts Book of Pumpkin Carols,[26] a booklet based on the Peanuts comic strip and published by Hallmark Cards in the 1960s.[27]

The Australian "Aussie Jingle Bells" written by Colin Buchanan, broadly translates the idea of the original song to the summertime Christmas of the Southern hemisphere:

 
Musical notation for the chorus of "Jingle Bells"
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Aussie Jingle Bells

Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden ute,
Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot,
Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs,
It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.[28]

Other verses add further details about what happens when the ute arrives at the family Christmas.

"Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms pays homage to "Jingle Bells", directly referencing the source song's lyrics, but with a different melody. Originally recorded and released by Helms in a rockabilly style, "Jingle Bell Rock" has itself since become a Christmas standard.[29]

The first notes in the chorus have become a motif that has been inserted into recordings of other Christmas songs, most notably at the beginning and end of Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"; a guitar passage at the end of Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song"; and Clarence Clemons performing a saxophone solo in the middle of Bruce Springsteen's "Merry Christmas Baby". A piano is also heard playing these notes at the end of Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". A slow version of the chorus opening forms the conclusion of Stan Freberg's 1957 "Green Chri$tma$", interspersed with cash-register noises. Mariah Carey utilizes a bit of the melody in her song "When Christmas Comes". Joni Mitchell's 1971 song "River" begins with a melancholy version of the chorus on piano.[30]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Frank Sinatra version edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[90] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Michael Bublé and the Puppini Sisters version edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[91] Platinum 70,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[92] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

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External links edit

 
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  • Search result for recordings, AllMusic
  • Sheet music of "The One Horse Open Sleigh" at the Library of Congress
  • The Story of "Jingle Bells" by Roger Lee Hall, New England Song Series No. 3
  • Free arrangements for piano and voice from Cantorion.org
  • James Lord Pierpont—discussion of the song's history, hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
  • Complete lyrics and further details to "Jingle Bells", hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
  • Jingle Belles at IMDb  , 1941 film with Gloria Jean

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For the instrument see Jingle bell Jingle Bells is one of the most commonly sung 1 songs in the world It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at Simpson Tavern in Medford Massachusetts It was published under the title The One Horse Open Sleigh in September 1857 It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir for Thanksgiving or as a drinking song 2 Although it has no original connection to Christmas 3 it became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s and it was featured in a variety of parlor song and college anthologies in the 1880s 4 It was first recorded in 1889 on an Edison cylinder this recording believed to be the first Christmas record is lost but an 1898 recording also from Edison Records survives 5 Jingle Bells Title page of The One Horse Open Sleigh SongLanguageEnglishPublishedSeptember 16 1857 by Oliver Ditson amp Co BostonGenreChristmasComposer s James Lord PierpontLyricist s James Lord PierpontOriginally titled as The One Horse Open Sleigh Contents 1 History 1 1 Composition 1 2 Recordings and performances 1 3 First song in space 2 Lyrics 2 1 Original lyrics 3 Melody 4 Parodies and homages 5 Charts 5 1 Frank Sinatra version 5 2 Peter Alexander version 5 3 Judge Dread version 5 4 Moustache version 5 5 Hysterics version 5 6 Confetti s version 5 7 Yello version 5 8 Johann K version 5 9 Crazy Frog version 5 10 Kimberley Locke version 5 11 Basshunter version 5 12 Glee Cast version 5 13 Michael Buble and the Puppini Sisters version 5 14 3js version 5 15 Jim Reeves version 5 16 Lauren Daigle version 5 17 Sam Ryder version 5 18 Meghan Trainor version 6 Certifications 6 1 Frank Sinatra version 6 2 Michael Buble and the Puppini Sisters version 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editComposition edit nbsp Plaque at 19 High Street Medford Massachusetts nbsp Historical marker in Savannah GeorgiaMusical notations of the original version nbsp First half of the chorus nbsp Second half of the chorus and other verses James Lord Pierpont originally copyrighted the song with the name The One Horse Open Sleigh on September 16 1857 6 The songwriting credit given was Song and Chorus written and composed by J Pierpont Possibly intended as a drinking song it didn t become a Christmas song until decades after it was first performed Pierpont later a supporter of the Confederacy dedicated the song to John P Ordway Esq an organizer of a blackface minstrel troupe called Ordway s Aeolians 7 8 It is an unsettled question where and when Pierpont originally composed the song that would become known as Jingle Bells A plaque at 19 High Street in the center of Medford Square in Medford Massachusetts commemorates the birthplace of Jingle Bells and claims that Pierpont wrote the song there in 1850 at what was then the Simpson Tavern Previous local history narratives claim the song was inspired by the town s popular sleigh races during the 19th century 9 The song was republished in 1859 by Oliver Ditson and Company 277 Washington Street Boston with the new title Jingle Bells or The One Horse Open Sleigh Its sheet music cover featured a drawing of sleigh bells around the title 10 Sleigh bells were strapped across the horse to make the jingle jangle sound citation needed Jingle Bells was first performed on September 15 1857 at Ordway Hall in Boston by blackface minstrel performer Johnny Pell 11 The song was in the then popular style or genre of sleighing songs Pierpont s lyrics are strikingly similar to lines from many other popular sleigh riding songs of the time researcher Kyna Hamill argued that this along with his constant need for money led him to compose and release the song solely as a financial enterprise Everything about the song is churned out and copied from other people and lines from other songs there s nothing original about it 4 11 By the time the song was released and copyrighted Pierpont had relocated to Savannah Georgia to serve as organist and music director of that city s Unitarian Church now Unitarian Universalist where his brother Rev John Pierpont Jr served as minister In August 1857 Pierpont married Eliza Jane Purse daughter of the mayor of Savannah Pierpont remained in Savannah and never returned north 11 12 The double meaning of upsot was thought humorous as a sleigh ride gave an unescorted couple a rare chance to be together unchaperoned in distant woods or fields with all the opportunities that afforded 11 This upset a term Pierpont transposed to upsot became the climactic component of a sleigh ride outing within the sleigh narrative 11 Recordings and performances edit See also List of artists who have recorded Jingle Bells James Lord Pierpont s 1857 composition Jingle Bells became one of the most performed and most recognizable secular holiday songs ever written not only in the United States but around the world In recognition of this achievement James Lord Pierpont was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame citation needed Jingle Bells was first recorded by banjoist Will Lyle on October 30 1889 attested A T E Wangemann Logbook p 114 on an Edison cylinder but no surviving copies are known to exist 5 The earliest surviving vocal recording was made by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898 also on an Edison cylinder and 1898 Columbia brown wax 4090 as part of a Christmas medley titled Sleigh Ride Party 5 In 1902 the Hayden Quartet recorded Jingle Bells The song became a Christmas favorite in the early twentieth century 4 nbsp Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford of Gemini VI 1965 In 1935 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra reached No 18 on the charts with their Swing or big band recording of Jingle Bells In 1941 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke Marion Hutton Ernie Caceres and the Modernaires on vocals had a No 5 hit on the Billboard pop singles chart with a big band arrangement of Jingle Bells on RCA Victor as Bluebird 11353 A In 1943 Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded Jingle Bells as Decca 23281 13 which reached No 19 on the charts 14 and sold over a million copies In 1951 Les Paul had a No 10 hit with a multi tracked version on guitar In 2001 House of Mouse version sung by Wayne Allwine Russi Taylor and Bill Farmer In 2006 Kimberley Locke had a No 1 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with a recording of the song citation needed First song in space edit Jingle Bells was one of the first songs to broadcast from space in a Christmas themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra While in space on December 16 1965 they sent this report to Mission Control C6 Gemini VII this is Gemini VI We have an object looks like a satellite going from north to south probably in a polar orbit He s in a very low trajectory traveling from north to south and has a very high climbing ratio It looks like it might even be a Very low Looks like he might be going to reenter soon Stand by one You might just let me try to pick up that thing Music Jingle Bells from Spacecraft VI P7 We got the tune VI C6 That was live VII not tape CC You re too much VI 15 The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells and with Schirra on the harmonica and Stafford on the bells broadcast a rendition of Jingle Bells 16 17 The harmonica shown to the press upon their return was a Hohner Little Lady a tiny harmonica approximately one inch 2 5 cm long by 3 8 of an inch 0 95 cm wide 16 nbsp Radio transmission source source Between Gemini VI Gemini VII and Mission Control in Houston December 16 1965 Problems playing this file See media help Lyrics editMusic historian James Fuld notes that as opposed to an adjective the word jingle in the title and opening phrase is apparently an imperative verb 18 In the winter in New England in pre automobile days it was common to adorn horses harnesses with straps bearing bells as a way to avoid collisions at blind intersections since a horse drawn sleigh in snow produces almost no audible noise The rhythm of the tune apparently mimics that of a trotting horse s bells however jingle bells is commonly interpreted to mean a certain kind of bell Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh O er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob tail sic ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride 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 Hey Jingle bells jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Although less well known than the opening the remaining verses depict high speed youthful fun In the second verse the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the 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 He got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot a chorus In the next verse which is often skipped he falls out of the sleigh and a rival laughs at him A day or two ago The story I must tell I went out on 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 Ah chorus In the last verse after relating his experience he gives advice to a friend to pick up some girls find a faster horse and take off at full speed 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 as his speed b Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack you ll take the lead chorus Notes to lyrics Upsot is a jocular variant of upset Two forty refers to a mile in two minutes and forty seconds at the trot or 22 5 miles per hour 36 2 km h This is a good speed and suggests the desired horse of that era was a type later known as a Standardbred Original lyrics edit The two first stanzas and chorus of the original 1857 lyrics differed slightly from those known today It is unknown who replaced the words with those of the modern version 18 Underlined lyrics are the removed lyrics from the original version Bold lyrics are the new lyrics in the current version Dashing thro the snow In a one horse open sleigh O er the hills fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob tail ring Making spirits bright Oh what sport What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight chorus Jingle bells jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh what joy fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh A day or two ago I tho t 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 He got into a drifted bank And we then we got upsot Melody edit nbsp Jingle Bells or The One Horse Open Sleigh source source Original melodyJingle Bells source source track Performed on piano flute clarinet French hornJingle Bells source source track Performed on celesta and violinJingle Bells source source source Performed on piano glockenspiel celesta Problems playing these files See media help The original 1857 version of Jingle Bells featured a substantially different chorus The progression of descending chords in the original refrain A E G Fm C D A E E 7 A in Roman numeral analysis I V6 vi V vi IV I64 V7 I bears some resemblance to that of Pachelbel s Canon The verses on the other hand have mostly the same melody with some minor simplifications in modern renditions as they did in 1857 The origin of the simpler modern refrain is unknown but it dates back at least 1898 when the oldest surviving phonograph recording of the song was released through Edison Records The Jingle Bells tune is used in French and German songs although the lyrics are unrelated to the English lyrics Both songs celebrate winter fun as in the English version The French song titled Vive le vent Long Live the Wind was written by Francis Blanche 19 20 and contains references to Father Time Baby New Year and New Year s Day There are several German versions of Jingle Bells including Roy Black s Ein kleiner weisser Schneemann 21 Parodies and homages editExternal videosResults from a survey of over 64 000 people for most common variations of the parody nbsp I Asked 64 182 People About Jingle Bells Batman Smells Here s What I Found Out Tom Scott presenter June 2020Like many simple catchy and popular melodies Jingle Bells is often the subject of parody Jingle Bells Batman Smells has been a well known parody since the mid 1960s 22 with many variations on the lyrics 23 Bart Simpson sings this version on The Simpsons the first time being in the episode Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire December 17 1989 24 Parodies or novelty versions of Jingle Bells have been recorded by many artists and include Yogi Yorgesson s Yingle Bells Da Yoopers Rusty Chevrolet 25 Bucko and Champs Aussie Jingle Bells The Three Stooges Jingle Bell Drag and Jeff Dunham s Jingle Bombs performed in his Achmed the Dead Terrorist sketch Another popular spoof of the song is Pumpkin Bells a Pumpkin Carol which celebrates Halloween and the Great Pumpkin It originated in The Peanuts Book of Pumpkin Carols 26 a booklet based on the Peanuts comic strip and published by Hallmark Cards in the 1960s 27 The Australian Aussie Jingle Bells written by Colin Buchanan broadly translates the idea of the original song to the summertime Christmas of the Southern hemisphere nbsp Musical notation for the chorus of Jingle Bells source source source PlayAussie Jingle Bells Dashing through the bush in a rusty Holden ute Kicking up the dust esky in the boot Kelpie by my side singing Christmas songs It s Summer time and I am in my singlet shorts and thongsOh Jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day Hey Jingle bells jingle bells Christmas time is beaut Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute 28 Other verses add further details about what happens when the ute arrives at the family Christmas Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms pays homage to Jingle Bells directly referencing the source song s lyrics but with a different melody Originally recorded and released by Helms in a rockabilly style Jingle Bell Rock has itself since become a Christmas standard 29 The first notes in the chorus have become a motif that has been inserted into recordings of other Christmas songs most notably at the beginning and end of Bing Crosby s It s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas a guitar passage at the end of Nat King Cole s The Christmas Song and Clarence Clemons performing a saxophone solo in the middle of Bruce Springsteen s Merry Christmas Baby A piano is also heard playing these notes at the end of Springsteen s version of Santa Claus Is Comin to Town A slow version of the chorus opening forms the conclusion of Stan Freberg s 1957 Green Chri tma interspersed with cash register noises Mariah Carey utilizes a bit of the melody in her song When Christmas Comes Joni Mitchell s 1971 song River begins with a melancholy version of the chorus on piano 30 Charts editFrank Sinatra version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells Chart 2013 2024 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 31 37Austria O3 Austria Top 40 32 25Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 33 39Canada Canadian Hot 100 34 34France SNEP 35 28Germany Official German Charts 36 32Global 200 Billboard 37 23Greece International IFPI 38 29Ireland IRMA 39 46Italy FIMI 40 16Lithuania AGATA 41 38Netherlands Single Top 100 42 84Portugal AFP 43 43Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 44 70Sweden Sverigetopplistan 45 52Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 46 25UK Singles OCC 47 60US Billboard Hot 100 48 16Peter Alexander version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Schlittenfahrt Chart 1965 PeakpositionWest Germany Official German Charts 49 38Judge Dread version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Hokey Cokey Chart 1978 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 50 64Moustache version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 1980 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 51 23Hysterics version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Laughing All the Way Chart 1981 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 52 44Confetti s version edit Chart positions for Circling Stars Jingle Bells Chart 1990 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 53 5France SNEP 54 19Netherlands Single Top 100 55 91Yello version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells Chart 1995 2023 PeakpositionFinland Suomen virallinen lista 56 7Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 57 54Sweden Sverigetopplistan 58 49Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 59 34Johann K version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2003 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 60 11Crazy Frog version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells U Can t Touch This or Jingle Bells Last Christmas Chart 2005 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 61 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 62 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 63 3France SNEP 64 5Netherlands Single Top 100 65 32New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 66 1Spain PROMUSICAE 67 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 68 10UK Singles OCC 69 5 Kimberley Locke version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2006 PeakpositionUS Adult Contemporary Billboard 70 1Basshunter version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells Chart 2008 PeakpositionNetherlands Single Top 100 71 31Norway VG lista 72 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 73 13UK Singles OCC 74 35Glee Cast version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2010 PeakpositionHoliday Digital Song Sales Billboard 75 10Michael Buble and the Puppini Sisters version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells Chart 2011 2024 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 76 24Global 200 Billboard 77 134Italy FIMI 78 16Netherlands Single Top 100 79 56New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 80 26Sweden Sverigetopplistan 81 56UK Streaming Chart OCC 82 773js version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2014 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 83 83Jim Reeves version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2015 PeakpositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 84 92Lauren Daigle version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2017 PeakpositionUS Christian Airplay Billboard 85 3Sam Ryder version edit Chart position for Jingle Bells Chart 2022 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 86 41Meghan Trainor version edit Chart positions for Jingle Bells Chart 2023 2024 PeakpositionGlobal 200 Billboard 87 200UK Singles OCC 88 48US Billboard Hot 100 89 78Certifications editFrank Sinatra version edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 90 Silver 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Michael Buble and the Puppini Sisters version edit Region Certification Certified units salesItaly FIMI 91 Platinum 70 000 United Kingdom BPI 92 Gold 400 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also editList of Christmas carolsReferences edit Collins Ace Stories Behind the Best Loved Songs of Christmas Archived January 16 2023 at the Wayback Machine Zondervan 2004 ISBN 0310264480 p 104 A Thanksgiving Carol snopes com December 18 2014 Archived from the original on December 23 2014 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