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IRAN
by Fdemetrio - 04/15/26 12:27 PM
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by Fdemetrio - 04/14/26 06:57 AM
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"Jingle Bells" is an interesting Structure. You can start with the Chorus;
Oh! Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way! Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! Oh! Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way! Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!
There's a slight variation in the Melody of the 2nd and 4th Lines, that is effective in how we perceive the 'completeness' of the Chorus. We know by that slight Melodic difference that the Chorus has more to say, by the end of Line 2, and has said all it has to say by the end of Line 4, and that something else in the Structure is ready to follow; the Verse.
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh! O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way! Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright! Oh! What fun it is to sing a sleighing song tonight!
The commas break the Phrasing up, affecting how we 'hear' it, how we process the word meanings in the simple Phrases, and put the whole together in our comprehension.
At the end of the Verse we're ready to hear the Chorus Repeat. By the end of the second giving of the Chorus, I, for one, don't mind hearing the Verse again. The Verse is delivered, Melodically, in an 'expositional' mode, exposing more of the scene-setting from the Chorus. There is simple 'repetition' of 'one-horse open sleigh' in the Verse, from the Chorus, and 'sleighing', with the addition of 'dashing through the snow' and the 'bells on bobtails', the belled tails of the horses further 'exposing' the Storyline, the scene-setting. The Melody of the Verse ends in a way that implies it is 'time' for the Chorus.
The Structure can Repeat from the start. At some point it will become redundant, perhaps exhausting the 'interest' of listeners and sing-along, but it goes much further than most Songs in sustaining listener interest and sing-along participation. That is an 'effect' of the Melodic nuances and the 'fullness' of the Chorus and Verse Structures, and the overall Structure. Time is important. Both Chorus and Verse go on long 'Enough' to keep us interested, and stop when we have been 'prepared' for a change of dynamics, supplied by the other Stanza.
Just those two Stanzas can be very entertaining. There are other versions of the Lyric with additional Verses. Note that this one still opens with the Chorus, even doubling the Chorus, and, probably, still working to sustain listener/sing-along interest.
Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow On a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way Bells on bob tail ring, making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank, And then we got upsot.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, What fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, What fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh.
Now the ground is white Go it while you're young Take the girls tonight And sing this sleighing song Just get a bob tailed bay two-forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you'll take the lead
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, What fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, What fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh.
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