Jingle Bells is a traditional Christmas song written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. It was performed in 2004 by the Eltham East Primary School Choir, directed by Anne Williams. This version is featured in The Polar Express: The Video Game in which it plays over loudspeakers at the roundhouse and surveillance room, replacing the songs "Winter Wonderland" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" which are heard in the film.
Parts of the song's lyrics and melody can be heard throughout the film and its soundtrack. The score "Seeing is Believing" features an instrumental of the song while Santa Claus is circling the North Pole Square in his sleigh. The soundtrack version of "Hot Chocolate" also finishes with an instrumental of "Jingle Bells", though this is not in the film version. The song "The Polar Express" features the line "Laughing all the way" in both the film and soundtrack versions.
Lyrics[]
- Dashing through the snow
- In a one-horse open sleigh
- O'er the fields we go
- Laughing all the way
- Bells on bob tail ring
- Making spirits bright
- Oh, what fun 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.
- Dashing through the snow
- In a one-horse open sleigh
- O'er the fields we go
- Laughing all the way
- Bells on bob tail ring
- Making spirits bright
- Oh, what fun 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.
