Lyrics:

Bing Crosby/Dinah Washington (See Notes)



Written by: Jay Livingston/Ray Evans 1951





[Silver bells, silver bells]

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling [ring-a-ling],

Hear them ring [ting-a-ling]

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 streetlights

Even stop lights

Blink a bright red and green

As the shoppers rush

Home with their treasures



Hear the snow crunch

See the kids rush

This is Santa's big day

And above all this bustle you'll hear



Silver bells] the corner Santa Claus,

[Silver bells], it’s busy now because

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, [it fills the winter air]

Hear them ring (you’ll hear it everywhere]

Soon it will be Christmas day.



City sidewalks, [silver bells] busy sidewalks,

[Silver bells] Dressed in holiday style

In the air [It’s Christmas time in the city]

there's a feeling of Christmas

Children laughing, [ring-a-ling]

People passing, [Hear them ring]

Meeting smile after smile

Very soon it will be Christmas day.