Silver Bells

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Christmas song popular song

"Silver Bells" is a classic Christmas song widely associated with the holiday season and frequently included on festive albums.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas song →
popular song →
associatedWithHoliday Christmas →
associatedWithSeason winter holidays →
composer Jay Livingston →
countryOfOrigin United States →
coveredBy Al Martino →
Andy Williams →
Anne Murray →
Bing Crosby →
Dean Martin →
Doris Day →
Ella Fitzgerald →
Johnny Cash →
Johnny Mathis →
Kacey Musgraves →
Kate Smith →
Kenny G →
Martina McBride →
Merle Haggard →
Michael Bublé →
Perry Como →
Relient K →
Stevie Wonder →
The Judds →
The Supremes →
filmReleaseYearOfOriginalContext 1951 →
firstNotableRecordingArtist Bing Crosby →
Carol Richards →
firstNotableRecordingYear 1950 →
firstPerformanceContext film The Lemon Drop Kid →
frequentlyIncludedOn Christmas compilation albums →
genre Christmas music →
pop standard →
hasFormat orchestral arrangement →
solo vocal →
vocal duet →
isStandardIn American Christmas songbook →
language English →
lyricalSetting city streets at Christmastime →
lyricist Ray Evans →
originallyWrittenFor The Lemon Drop Kid →
originalWorkingTitle Tinkle Bells →
publicationYear 1950 →
recordLabelOfEarlyHitVersion Decca Records →
recurringLyric "It’s Christmas time in the city" →
"Silver bells, silver bells" →
subjectMatter sounds and sights of Christmas in the city →
theme urban Christmas atmosphere →
titleChangeReason concern over unintended bathroom-humor connotation of word "tinkle" →
typicalTempo moderate →
typicalTimeSignature 4/4 →
Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
A Legendary Christmas →
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