Silver bells, silver bells it's Christmas time in the city ring-a-ling, hear them ring soon it will be Christmas day!
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style in the air there's a feeling of Christmas!
Children laughing, people passing meeting smile after smile and on every street corner you'll hear
Silver bells ( silver bells! ) silver bells ( silver bells! ) it's Christmas time in the city ring-a-ling ( ring-a-ling! ) hear them ring ( hear them ring!! ) soon it will be Christmas day!
Strings of street lights, even stop lights blink of bright red an' green as the shoppers rush home with their treasures!
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch this is Santa's big scene and above all this bustle you'll hear
Silver bells ( silver bells! ) silver bells ( silver bells! ) it's Christmas time in the city ring-a-ling ( ring-a-ling! ) hear them ring ( hear them ring!! ) soon it will be Christmas day!
Silver bells ( silver bells! ) silver bells ( silver bells! ) it's Christmas time in the city ring-a-ling ( ring-a-ling! ) hear them ring ( hear them ring!! ) soon . . . to fade
Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 1951