Lyrics to
The First Snowfall

This version of The First Snowfall was released by The Carpenters in 1978.

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Oh the first snowfall of the winter
Was a day that we all waited for
When it drifted to and frost
Why you should’ve seen the snow
It was near seven feet or more
By the old barn door

Oh the first snowfall of the winter
What a joy for a boy to behold
In each house you’ll find a sleigh
That was waiting for this day
And of course, down the road a hill
For each Jack and Jill

Every winter breeze that scurries
Sets the snowflakes up in flurries
It’s the good old sentimental season when
Folks put runners on their surreys
And forget about their worries
When a man becomes a boy once again

Oh the first snowfall of the winter
Jingle bells bring us spells ever dear
Under wintry skies of gray
It was snowing all the day
And it showed no signs of stopping
Every kid with eyes of popping
Will soon be belly-whopping on his ear

On the first snowfall of the winter
Oh the first snowfall of the year
The first snow of the year
Is just about the best snow
Well I’ll say any snow
Is a pretty good show

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The lyrics for The First Snowfall are defined as the words making up the song released by The Carpenters in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The First Snowfall have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Carpenters and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to The First Snowfall by The Carpenters if you think through it. 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 The First Snowfall" means the words set to the music of The First Snowfall, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Carpenters. 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 The First Snowfall and the lyrics to The First Snowfall are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Carpenters who came here looking just for the lyrics to The First Snowfall, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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