"Jingle Bells" is a traditional Christmas song written by James Pierpont and performed by The Wiggles on their Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas album and video.
Transcript[]
From 1997 video[]
Murray: We're making a sleigh out of cardboard boxes. In cold countries, people use sleighs to ride over snow.
Jeff: I got scissors to cut the cardboard.
Anthony: And I've got some glue here to glue down the pieces of the sleigh.
Captain Feathersword: Wags and I are going to decorate the sleigh with tinsel!
Greg: And I'm painting the sleigh with this huge paintbrush. So why don't we sing a song about riding in a sleigh?
Epilogue from 1997 video[]
Captain Feathersword: Whoo-hoo! Oh, let's fly, Wagsy! Whoo-hoo-hoo! (Captain Feathersword & Wags ride on the cardboard sleigh & The Wiggles watch them.) Whee! Whoa-ho-ho!
Lyrics[]
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Over 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, oh!
(Chorus)
(Repeat verse 1)
(Chorus)
Song Credits[]
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996)[]
Traditional/Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music.
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)[]
Traditional/Arranged by Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Oliver Brian, Alex Keller, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Electric Guitar: Anthony Field
Nylon Guitar: Oliver Brian
Piano & Keyboard: Lachlan Gillespie
Drum Programming: Oliver Brian
Sleigh Bells: Oliver Brian
Claps: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
The Sound of Christmas[]
Trad. Arranged by Anthony Field, Lucia Field, Nikolaos Filippatos, Lachlan Gillespie, Tsehay Hawkins, Caterina Mete, John Pearce and Simon Pryce, initially published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Trivia[]
- The 1996 version plays in D, the 2010 version plays in G, and the 2017 version plays in E.
- The Wiggle Around Australia version was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel on November 30th 2017. Then on December 11th 2019, the 2017 version was uploaded and the 1997 version was uploaded on December 9 2020.
- In the Yule Be Wiggling video, Captain Feathersword and Morgan Crowley sing an a-capella version.
- At the end of the song, Murray lip-syncs while joining Greg for the final line of the chorus, which is one octave higher.
Goofs[]
- In the 1997 version, At the end of the song a boom mic can be seen above Jeff and Captain Feathersword.
Performances/Appearances[]
Album Appearances[]
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996)
- Christmas Classics
- My Christmas Party Album
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas
- My Favourite Christmas Songs
- Greatest Ever! Christmas: The Definitive Collection
- Christmas Crackers!
- My Christmas Album
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (2017)
- Fruit Salad TV Christmas
- The Sound of Christmas
Video Appearances[]
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997)
- Yule Be Wiggling (a-capella) (performed in the introduction scene)
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas
- Wiggle Around Australia
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (2017)
- The Sound of Christmas