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Silver Bells is a classic Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans. Silver Bells was sung by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in a picture called The Lemon Drop Kid in 1951. The song was first recorded by Bing Crosby. The lyrics are unusual for a Christmas song in that they describe the holiday in the city, and not a rural setting.

Recording history

• Bing Crosby (1951)
• Kate Smith
• Elvis Presley
• Gloria Estefan
• Harry Connick, Jr. (2003)
• Jim Reeves
• Reverend Horton Heat
• Supremes
• Stevie Wonder
• Johnny Mathis (1958)
• Clay Aiken & Kimberley Locke (2003)

History

Silver Bells started out as the questionable "Tinkle Bells." Said Evans, "We never thought that 'tinkle' had a double meaning until Jay went home and his (first) wife said, 'Are you out of your mind? Do you know what the word tinkle is?'"

External links

• What's in a song? 'Silver Bells' -- NPR interviews the author Ray Evans, with audio.

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