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English: The refrain of "Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont
Date Autumn 1857
date QS:P,+1857-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40720568
Source

Original publication: Published in Medford, Massachusetts as "One horse open sleigh"

Immediate source: Own work
Author

James Lord Pierpont

(Life time: 5 Aug 1883)
Other versions File:Jingle Bells refrain vector.mid
Other information

Generated using Lilypond from the following script:

\version "2.10.33"

  \new ChoirStaff <<
    \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#f #f #f)
    \new Staff = "women" \with {
      \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
      } <<
      \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t
    \tempo 4 = 100
      \relative c'' {
      \new Voice = "sopranos" {
        \voiceOne
        \override Voice.Rest #'staff-position = #0
          \autoBeamOff
          \key g \major
          \time 4/4
          b8 b b4 b8 b b4 |
          b8 d g,8. a16 b4 r4 |
          c8 c c8. c16 c8 b b b16 b |
          b8 a a b a4 d |
          b8 b b4 b8 b b4 |
          b8 d g,8. a16 b4 r4 |
          c8 c c8. c16 c8 b b b16 b |
          d8 d c a g4. r8 \bar "|."
      }
        \addlyrics {
      Jin -- gle bells, jin -- gle bells, |
      jin -- gle all the way. |
      Oh what fun it is to ride in a |
      one horse o -- pen sleigh. O! |
      Jin -- gle bells, jin -- gle bells, |
      jin -- gle all the way. |
      Oh what fun it is to ride in a |
      one horse o -- pen sleigh. \bar "|."
    }
    }
      \relative c'' {
      \new Voice = "altos" {
        \voiceTwo
          \autoBeamOff
          \key g \major
          \time 4/4
          g8 g g4 g8 g g4 |
          g8 g d8. d16 g4 s4 |
          e8 e e8. e16 e8 d d g16 g |
          g8 g g g fis4 fis |
          g8 g g4 g8 g g4 |
          g8 g d8. d16 g4 s4 |
          e8 e e8. e16 e8 d d g16 g |
          fis8 fis fis fis g4. s8 \bar "|."
      }
    }
    >>
   
    \new Staff = "men" \with {
      \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
      } <<
      \relative c' {
      \clef bass
      \new Voice = "tenors" {
        \voiceOne
        \override Voice.Rest #'staff-position = #0
          \autoBeamOff
          \key g \major
          \time 4/4
          d8 d d4 d8 d d4 |
          d8 b b8. c16 d4 r4 |
          g,8 g g8. g16 g8 g g d'16 d |
          cis8 cis cis cis d4 c |
          d8 d d4 d8 d d4 |
          d8 b b8. c16 d4 r4 |
          g,8 g g8. g16 g8 g g d'16 d |
          d8 d a c b4. r8 \bar "|."
      }
    }
      \relative c {
      \new Voice = "basses" {
        \voiceTwo
          \autoBeamOff
          \key g \major
          \time 4/4
          g'8 g g4 g8 g g4 |
          g8 g g8. g16 g4 s4 |
          c,8 c c8. c16 g8 g g g'16 g |
          e8 e a, a d4 d |
          g8 g g4 g8 g g4 |
          g8 g g8. g16 g4 s4 |
          c,8 c c8. c16 g8 g g g'16 g |
          d8 d d d g4. s8 \bar "|."
      }
    }
    >>
  >>

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The author died in 1893, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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