Lyrics to
Silver Bells

This version of Silver Bells was released by The Temptations in 1970.

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City sidewalks, 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 hear

Silver bells, silver bells, it’s Christmastime in the city.
Hear the bells go ding-a-ling, hear them ring,
Soon it will be Christmas day.
Strings of 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 hear

Silver bells, silver bells, it’s Christmastime in the city.
Hear the bells go ding-a-ling, hear them ring,
Soon it will be Christmas day.

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About Lyrics and Silver Bells by The Temptations

The lyrics to Silver Bells are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Temptations in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Silver Bells are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Temptations and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Silver Bells back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Silver Bells by The Temptations in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Silver Bells" means the words set to the music of Silver Bells, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Temptations. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Silver Bells and the lyrics to Silver Bells are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Temptations who came here looking just for the lyrics to Silver Bells, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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