In the air there's a feeling of Christmas

✯ Day 329 of Vintage 365 ✯

Silver Bells

 

City sidewalk, 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'll hear:

 

Silver bells, silver bells,

It's Christmas time in the city.

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,

Soon it will be Christmas day.

 

City street lights,

Even stop lights,

Blink a 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 scene,

And above all this bustle you'll hear:

 

Silver bells, silver bells,

It's Christmas time in the city.

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,

Soon it will be Christmas day.

 

 

There is something particularly magical about November 25th, marking as it does, the exact one month mark until Christmas Day.

In our minds we know that the countdown is really one now. The speed of our holiday game must be stepped up, there's cookies to make, cards to send out, family photos to pose for, menus to create, parties to attend, gifts to shop for and wrap, trees to decorate, lights to string, and beloved holiday songs to listen to.

Silver Bells, the lyrics of which are included above, has always been amongst my very favourite Christmas tunes. Unsurprisingly to readers of this blog, that point is no doubt bolster by the fact that this classic, deeply lovely song was penned and first sung in the early 1950s.

In the years since it has been recorded by dozens of different artists spanning the spectrum from vintage crooners like Bing Crosby (who partnered with Carol Richards in the beautiful, classic version that’s included as a Youtube video in today's post) and Dean Martin to contemporary stars such as Martina McBride and Harry Connick Junior.

I adore the sense of holiday time atmosphere that this song embodies and portrays, the way it further ups my excitement for splendid joys of Christmas time - even if it's a rather hectic corner of the year.

The rush and merriment, hustle and bustle seem to add to the allure of this timeless celebration and help remind us, as the song itself says, that soon it will be Christmas Day!