Title: Ding-A-Ling, The Christmas Bell

Artist: Lynn Anderson
Sequenced by: Ron Tilden

Ding-a-ling, The Christmas Bell
Words and Music by: Jerry Foster and Bill Rice
Performed by: Lynn Anderson (1971), Conway Twitty (1983)

Gather 'round and I will tell
the story of a Christmas bell,
who used to shine
and chime and ring,
and why they called him
Ding-a-ling.

One of the famous jingle bells
is what he was,
but then he fell
and broke his
pretty harmony,
and he began to ring off key.

Now they call him Ding-a-ling,
because he has a funny ring,
and doesn't hit
his note too well,
Ding-a-ling,
the Christmas bell.

The other bells met secretly
and he heard one say
in a real low key,
"He's sure to ruin
our Christmas sound
and we don't want him
hangin' 'round."

He overheard
their secret vote,
and walked away
with a lump in his note,
the saddest bell
you've ever seen,
the Christmas bell
called Ding-a-ling.

They all call him Ding-a-ling,
because he has a funny ring,
and doesn't hit
his note too well,
Ding-a-ling
the Christmas bell.

The snow was falling
in the square
when the children
found him there
and placed him
on the Christmas tree.
for ev'ryone in town to see.

As Christmas Eve
came to the town,
a blinding snow
was coming down,
and Ding-a-ling
heard someone say,
"Old Santa's sure
to lose his way."

The thought occurred
to Ding-a-ling
to ring as loud
as he could ring,
and when old Santa
heard the sound,
it guided him into the town.

Now the children
shout and sing
and ev'ryone loves
Ding-a-ling,
so ev'rything has
turned out well,
for Ding-a-ling,
the Christmas bell.

Ding-A-Ling, The Christmas Bell
Soft karaoke
Words
Melody
Vocals
Voices
Echoes
Harmony
Piano
Vibraphone
Guitar
Guitar (Steel)
Guitar (Nylon)
Bass
Drums