Jingle Bells

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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!

Chorus:
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 ride
In a one-horse open 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.

Chorus:
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 ride
In a one-horse open sleigh!

There’s something about Christmas rhymes that feels a little different from the rest—like stepping into a memory you’re not sure is yours. You can almost hear church bells, smell wood smoke, and picture children bundled in wool, laughing their way through snowdrifts. Some of these verses were once carols, some were playground songs, and a few simply survived because they were fun to say out loud. They carry that old winter feeling—expectation, coziness, and the sense that the world is waiting for magic to happen.