Silver Bells
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Soon it will be Christmas day City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air there's a feeling of Christmas Children laughing, people passing Meeting smile after smile And on every street corner you hear Silver bells, (silver bells) silver bells (silver bells) It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a-ling, (ring-a-ling) Hear them ring, (hear them ring) Soon it will be Christmas day Strings of street lights, even stoplights Blinkin' bright red and green As the shoppers rush home with their treasures Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch This is Santa's big day And above all this bustle you 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

© Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Silver Bells" is a popular Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. "Silver Bells" was first sung by William Frawley, then sung in its entirety and in the generally-known version immediately after by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, filmed in July-August 1950 and released in March 1951. The first recorded version was by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards on September 8, 1950 with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra and the Lee Gordon Singers which was released by Decca Records in October 1950. After the Crosby and Richards recording became popular, Hope and Maxwell were called back in late 1950 to refilm a more elaborate production of the song.