Jingle Bells – English Lyrics

• By: Vazquez Sounds

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a delightful linguistic journey with Vazquez Sounds' 'Jingle Bells'! This cover of the beloved Christmas classic offers a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in English vocabulary related to winter, joy, and celebration. Listen to Angie Vázquez's clear vocals and the band's charming 'Ukulele & Jazz' arrangement, perfect for picking up common phrases and expressions used in holiday contexts, while enjoying a fresh take on a timeless tune.

[English]

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er 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!

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!

A day or two ago

I thought I'd take a ride;

And soon Miss Fannie Bright

Was seated by my side.

The horse was lean and lank;

Misfortune seemed his lot;

He got into a drifted bank,

And we, we got upsot.

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!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dashing /ˈdæʃɪŋ/ B2	verb (present participle) - running quickly
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - precipitation of ice crystals
sleight /slaɪ/ C2	noun - the skill of performing tricks or deception
sleigh /sliː/ B1	noun - a vehicle on runners for traveling over snow
bells /bɛlz/ A2	noun - devices that produce ringing sounds
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a vehicle or animal
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical tones with voice
funny /ˈfʌn.i/ B1	adjective - causing laughter
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - an act of riding or trip on a vehicle or animal
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - during the night of today

Key Grammar Structures

• Dashing through the snow

  ➔ Present participle for ongoing action

  ➔ Uses the **present participle** 'dashing' to show an ongoing action happening at the moment.

• In a one-horse open sleigh

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating the mode of transportation

  ➔ Uses a **prepositional phrase** 'In a one-horse open sleigh' to specify the context or means of travel.

• Laughing all the way

  ➔ Present participle phrase indicating an ongoing action

  ➔ Uses the **present participle** 'Laughing' to describe an ongoing, cheerful activity during the activity.

• Making spirits bright

  ➔ Present participle phrase showing cause or result

  ➔ Uses the **present participle** 'Making' to imply the act that results in the spirits being bright.

• What fun it is to ride and sing

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence using inversion for emphasis

  ➔ Uses an **exclamatory sentence** with inverted word order 'What fun it is to...' for emphasis and express excitement.

• And we, we got upsot.

  ➔ Simple past tense with a colloquial form 'upsot'

  ➔ Uses the **simple past tense** 'got' combined with colloquial 'upsot' to describe a completed action and colloquial expression for 'upset'.

• And we, we got upsot.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis with colloquial past tense

  ➔ Employs **repetition** 'we, we' to emphasize the subject and colloquial past tense to convey a colloquial expression of being upset.