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    JINGLE  BELLS

 Time signature:  4/4      Wide range in tempo, with median: ~195 bpm.                       J.  Pierpont

  Buttons 5-9* on either row
  Buttons 2-5* on inside row, plus button o3* of outside row

Chorus:

   .5     .7     .7*      .6  |   .:5      "5 "5  |  .5     .7     .7*   .6   |   ::5*    |

   .2     .4     .3*      .3  |   .:2      "2 "2  |  .2     .4     .3*   .3   |  ::o3*   |
Dash-ing through the   snow /   in  a     one-horse  o - pen   sleigh, /

  .5*  .8*   .7     .7*  |  ::6*   |     .8      .8    .8*  .7*   |    ::7    | 
.o3*  .4*   .4     .3*  |  ::2*   |     .5      .5    .4*  .3*   |    ::4    | 

O'er  the fields we      go,   /  Laugh-ing   all  the       way,  /

  .5     .7    .7*   .6  |   ::5    |   .5   .7     .7*   .6   |   .:5*  
  .2     .4    .3*   .3  |   ::2    |   .2   .4     .3*   .3   |   .:o3*  
Bells  on  bob-tail     ring   /   Mak-ing    spir-its     bright,  /

   .5*   |    .5*   .8*   .7   .7*  |   .8     .8    .8   .8   |    .9*    .8     .8*  .7*  |   ::6    | 
 .o3*   |  .o3*  .4*   .4   .3*   |   .5     .5   .5    .5   |    .5*    .5    .4*   .3*  |   ::3    | 

What      fun    it     is    to      ride and sing  a      sleigh-ing song  to -   night.  /

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Chorus:

 .7   .7   :7    |   .7  .7    :7    |  .7  .8  .6  .7*   |   ::7    | 
 .4   .4   :4    |   .4  .4    :4    |  .4  .5  .3  .3*   |   ::4    | 

Jin-gle bells,   Jin-gle bells,  Jin-gle all the      way   /

 .8*   .8*   ;8*  "8*   |  .8*  .7   .7     "7  "7  |   .7     .7*    .7*  .7    |  :7*         :8   | 
 .4*   .4*   ;4*  "4*   |  .4*  .4   .4     "4  "4  |   .4     .3*    .3*  .4    |  :3*         :5   | 

Oh, what fun    it        is    to  ride  / In   a     one-horse   o  -pen   sleigh.  /  Oh,

 .7   .7   :7    |   .7  .7    :7    |  .7  .8  .6  .7*   |   ::7    | 
 .4   .4   :4    |   .4  .4    :4    |  .4  .5  .3  .3*   |   ::4    | 

Jin-gle bells,    jin-gle bells,  Jin-gle all the       way  /

 .8*   .8*   ;8*  "8*   |  .8*  .7   .7    "7  "7  |   .8     .8     .8*   .7*   |   ::6     | 
 .4*   .4*   ;4*  "4*   |  .4*  .4   .4    "4  "4  |   .5     .5     .4*   .3*   |   ::3     |
 

Oh, what fun    it        is    to  ride  In    a     one-horse  o - pen    sleigh. /


youTube VIDEOS (keys to be added later)

Seven videos in keys of:   A=2    C=1    Eb=1    E=1    G=2
​
Key: A

Tempo: ~210 bpm

Singer:  ?

Posted by:  Sebastian Bledea
​



Key: E

Tempo: ~140 bpm


Singer:  Dean Martin




Key:  A

Tempo: ~155 bpm

Singer: Colton Dixon

Key:  Eb

Tempo: ~175 bpm

Artists:  ?

Posted by:  Live Your Dreams

​Instrumental​

Published on Dec 16, 2013Jingle Bells (Instrumental) - Christmas Songs & Carols - Villancicos de Navidad

Key:  G

Tempo: ~205 bpm

Singer:  ?

​Posted by Tananki John Wesley


Key:  C

Harmonica:  Don't know who?

Tempo: ~220 bpm

​Posted  by cenayan

Key:  G

Tempo: ~215 bpm

Button accordion: Hector
Piano accordion:  Bob
Our talented Australian musicians.

Posted by: bertosvids




Lyrics: 

​Verse 1




Chorus




Verse 2




Verse 3




Dashing through the snow   In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go  Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring   Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh 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
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
We got into a drifted bank   And then we got upsot

Now the ground is white   Go it 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

Composer:

Wikipedia states that  Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung American Christmas songs in the world. It was written by James L. Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is now associated with the Christmas and holiday season,  it was actually originally written for American Thanksgiving."   Check this site for more information.