“Jingle Bells” este un cantec clasic de Craciun – dar nu a fost mereu asa.

Compozitorul James Lord Pierpont l-a compus in 1857 dar nu pentru Craciun ci pentru cursele de sanii care aveau loc de Tanksgiving!

In anii 1800 cursele de sanii erau foarte populare in Massachusetts si Georgia, de aceea numele original al cantecului era “One Horse Open Sleigh”. Este adevarat ca versurile par foarte potrivite pentru Craciun: ‘dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh’, dar nicaieri nu este mentionat Craciunul, iar sania nu este sania “Mosului” (sania lui Mos Craciun, daca va amintiti, are traditional opt reni plus Rudolf “the red-nose reindeer” – deci noua).

Indiferent cum numiti cantecul, cum il cantati sau unde, Britanica Learning Center va doreste Sarbatori fericite, sa va bucurati de toate colindele – fie ele nationale sau internationale si sa raspanditi doar bucurie si veselie in acest minunat moment al anului!

Stiati ca astronautii Wally Schirra si Thomas Stafford au facut “Jingle Bells” sa fie primul cantec auzit in spatiu, pe 16 Decembrie 1965?  Nici eu nu stiam. Invatam impreuna se pare.

“Jingle Bells” is a classic song sung at Christmas time, but it didn’t start out that way.

First published in 1857, it was written by James Lord Pierpont, to be sung on Thanksgiving!

In the 1800 sleigh races were very popular in Massachusetts and Georgia (either one of those cities is believed to be the birthplaces of the song.) Therefore the original name of the song was “One Horse Open Sleigh,”
The lyrics of the song, to modern ears, sound very Christmasy “dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh.” However; there’s no mention of Christmas itself and the “sleigh” isn’t Santa’s. (Santa’s sleigh, if you remember is an eight-reindeer one, with apologies to Rudolph.)

Regardless to what you call the song, how you sing it or where you use it, Britanica wishes you to have happy holidays, enjoy all the national and international carols and to spread joy and happiness in this jolly season.

Did you know that Astronauts Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford made “Jingle Bells” the first song heard from space on Dec. 16, 1965? Neither did I. We are learning together here.