Ring Those Christmas Bells

[Intro] [Spoken Word] Hush now, the whole town's holding its breath... [Verse 1] Snow's been falling since a quarter to three, Frosted every window on Elm Street clean. Mrs. Baker set her pies out to cool, Kids in their mittens skip the way to school. Then the whole street stops, mid-laugh, mid-word— Something's coming that we all half-heard. [Pre-Chorus] Up in the steeple, an old rope pulls tight, Way down the lane comes a jingle of light— [Chorus] Ring those Christmas bells, let 'em ring! Ring 'em till the whole wide world can sing! From the churchyard tower to the sleigh on the hill, Nobody's sleeping, and nobody's still— Ring those Christmas bells, ring 'em loud, Come on and holler with the whole glad crowd! [Verse 2] Old man Fletcher hasn't smiled since May, Now he's stomping snow and clapping away. Two strangers waltz where the fountain froze, Warming their hands and their hearts, I suppose. Every stranger's kin when the ringing starts, Same tune knocking on a hundred hearts. [Pre-Chorus] Up in the steeple, that old rope pulls tight, Down comes the morning on a river of light— [Chorus] Ring those Christmas bells, let 'em ring! Ring 'em till the whole wide world can sing! From the churchyard tower to the sleigh on the hill, Nobody's sleeping, and nobody's still— Ring those Christmas bells, ring 'em loud, Come on and holler with the whole glad crowd! [Bridge] [soft] I came down here with my collar turned in, Sure I'd stand alone at the edge again. [build-up] But a stranger grabbed my hand and spun me around, And I lost my lonesome in that big brass sound— [belted] Now I'm ringing too, and I don't care who sees, I've been a bell all along, waiting to be squeezed! [Chorus] [loud] Ring those Christmas bells, let 'em ring! Ring 'em till the whole wide world can sing! From the churchyard tower to the sleigh on the hill, Nobody's sleeping, and nobody's still— Ring those Christmas bells, ring 'em loud, Come on and holler with the whole glad crowd! [Outro] [Ad-Lib] Ring 'em, ring 'em, ring 'em now! [Spoken Word] Merry Christmas, every last soul on the street... [Fade-Out] Ring those bells, ring those bells...