Silver Bells

Album: Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 (1952)
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  • Silver bells, silver bells
    It's christmas time in the city
    Ring-a-ling, (ring-a-ling) hear them sing (ting-a-ling)
    Soon it will be Christmas day

    City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
    Dressed in holiday style
    In the air there's a feeling of Christmas
    Hear the snow crunch, see the kids rush
    This is Santa's big day
    And above all this bustle you'll hear

    Silver bells (the corner santa claus)
    Silver bells (is busy now because)
    It's Christmas time in the city
    Ring-a-ling (it fills the winter air)
    Hear them ring (you hear it everywhere)
    Soon it will be Christmas day

    City sidewalks, busy sidewalks (silver bells)
    Dressed in holiday style (silver bells)
    In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas (it's Christmas time in the city)
    Children laughing, people passing (ring-a-ling)
    Meeting smile after smile (hear them ring)
    Very soon it will be Christmas day Writer/s: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Kevin from Salt Lake City, Ut"Jay and Ray" as they were known in Hollywood, were also famous for "Mona Lisa", "The Theme From Bonanza", "Tammy" and the "Theme From Mr. Ed".
  • Kevin from Salt Lake City, UtThe Carpenters performed a Spike Jones inspired version of "Silver Bells" on their Christmas album.
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