'Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too' Print

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling "yoo hoo!" (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you (ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding!) ‘Sleigh Ride’ by The Ronettes Songwriters: Leroy Anderson / Mitchell Parish "Sleigh Ride" is a light orchestra standard whose music was composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had formed the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946, and he finished the work in February 1948. The original recordings were instrumental versions. The lyrics, about riding in a sleigh and other fun wintertime activities, were written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. The orchestral version was first recorded in 1949 by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. "Sleigh Ride" was a hit record on RCA Victor Red Seal 49-0515 (45 rpm) / 10-1484 (78 rpm), and has become one of the orchestra's signature songs. The 45 rpm version was originally issued on red vinyl. The Pops have also recorded the song with John Williams, their conductor from 1979 to 1995, and Keith Lockhart, their current conductor. The Ronettes recorded a cover of "Sleigh Ride" in 1963 for Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You, which was commercially successful in the United States and featured in various media. American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani recorded a cover in October 2020 for the reissued deluxe edition of her fourth studio album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017). The Ronettes (/rɒˈnɛts/) were an American girl group from Spanish Harlem, New York. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Recordsin March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes". The Ronettes placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, five of which became Top 40 hits. Among their most famous songs are "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" and "Walking in the Rain". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Rolling Stone ranked their album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica No. 422 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The Ronettes were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Source: Wikipedia