Will Lyle - Jingle Bells

First performance: 17/12/2000

Coverinfo

Bruce played the song 4 times during the Christmas shows and once as a snippet:  
 
 
2001-12-08 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2001-12-07 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
The song was played during the first Christmas show in 2000. The show started with Jingle Bells, Bruce played it together with the Max Weinberg 7 with Danny Federici and Garry Tallent.
 
 
 
  • Snippet
during GROWIN'UP
 
1980-12-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City
"Growin' Up" includes a story about Santa Claus, with Roy playing a couple bars of "Jingle Bells". 
 

Songinfo

"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known Christmas song in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. "Jingle Bells" was first recorded by Will Lyle on October 30, 1889 on an Edison cylinder however no surviving copies are known. The earliest surviving recording was made by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898. "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast from space.
 
 
 

Bruce on the artist

Lyrics

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.
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Through the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
Jingle bells, jing-jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, brruup
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Through the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
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.
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.