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The article says, "The double-meaning of 'upsot' was thought humorous ...."
What is the other meaning? It's explained that "'Upsot' is an alternative poetic version of 'upset'" but that's only one meaning. Perhaps this was meant to indicate that the use of "upsot" rather than the standard word "upset" was thought humorous? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:16, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
One can see that the original chorus had a different melody, and even different chords. Is there anything available about when, and by whom, the current melody was written? User:Haraldmmueller 19:57, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Article title is “The story I must tell”: “Jingle Bells” in the Minstrel Repertoire. Available here for example. Includes lots of detailed research as to the probably origins of the song, its use in mistrel performances, the culture around sleighing at the time, etc. 210.166.55.242 (talk) 06:55, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The first paragraph in the 'history' section is littered with typo's, grammatical errors and uncited information. It needs addressing. 84.65.251.138 (talk) 19:33, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I know for sure there is another incredibly common verse, but I didn’t want to edit the lyrics in case someone disagreed. The verse goes as follows:
You won’t mind the cold;
The robe is thick and warm,
Snow falls on the road
Silvering every form.
The woods are dark and still,
The horse is trotting fast;
He’ll pull the sleigh around the hill
And home again at last!
Note: I've also heard versions where line 5 is sang as “the night is dark and still” rather than the woods, and the horse’s pronouns seem to vary he/she from whoever sings.
Please let me know if you can think of a reason why this shouldn’t be added! I have been able to find one source by searching through old books of mine. It’s a collection of traditional stories, songs and poems called “The Christmas Treasury” published by Kingfisher Books in 1986. There may be more evidence, this is just one source I found (other than people actually singing it in real life.) CitrusSoEpic (talk) 12:07, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Are the parody Aussie lyrics somehow not copyrighted? --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 17:02, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Greetings, everyone. Meghan Trainor's version of "Jingle Bells" is currently charting at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It is expected to enter the main Billboard Hot 100 within the next two weeks, which will make it a needed addition to this topic. I would appreciate the help of major contributors to this article (ping Beyond My Ken) in improving this to good article status.--NØ 14:57, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
