Ah, yes, Jingle Bells.
As a former Kindergarten teacher, I can tell you that Jingle Bells is a FAVORITE song, probably because of its rollicking pace and the chance to sing the chorus LOUDLY.
But, hearing it in the shops every November -January...torture.
Because we almost never hear any but the first verse, few of us know that it's a song about high-spirited courting-age young people getting a chance to ride unchaperoned through the snowy landscape. The second verse is:
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side,
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.
A tumble in the snow--what an opportunity!
Even more rare is the 'Little Deuce Coupe' of 1854:
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed bay
Two forty is his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead.
However, most appropriate for Chihuahua is:
Aussie Jingle Bells
Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden ute,
Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot,
Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs,
It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute.
Happy Holidays (wear your earplugs when you shop!)