Winter Wonderland
Cocteau Twins Lyrics

Sleigh bells ring
The tinkling sounds of sleigh bells fill the air

Are you listening
Do you hear what I hear?

In the lane
We are walking down a peaceful path

Snow is glistening
The snow is sparkling in the light

A beautiful sight
It's a stunning view

We're happy tonight
We are filled with joy

Walking in a winter wonderland
We are taking a peaceful stroll in the snow-covered landscape

Gone away is the blue bird
The blue bird has flown south for the winter

Here to stay is a new bird
A new type of bird is sticking around during the winter

He sings all a song
The new bird is singing a tune

As we go along
We walk by enjoying the bird's melody

Walking in a winter wonderland
We're still taking a peaceful stroll in a winter landscape

In the meadow we can build a snowman
We can make a snowman in the large open field ahead

And pretend that he is Parson Brown
We pretend our snowman is a religious figure

He'll say 'Are ya married?'
In our imaginations, the snowman asks us if we are a couple

We'll say 'No, man
We pretend to respond to the snowman, saying we are not married

But you can do the job when you're in town'
We suggest the snowman is a suitable candidate for a future marriage ceremony if qualified

Later on, we'll conspire
We plan to dream up a scheme later

As we dream by the fire
We will be dreaming next to a cozy, warm fire

Your face won't have reigns
There's no limitations for what we will dream or imagine

The place that we made
We will have created an imaginative place to visit in our dreams

Walking in a winter wonderland
Once again we imagine ourselves taking a peaceful stroll in a winter landscape

In the meadow we can build a snowman
We repeat the idea of building a snowman

And pretend that he's a circus clown
Our snowman is now imagined to be a clown in a circus show

We'll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman
We will take pleasure in playing with the snowman

Until the other children knock him down
The fun ends when other kids destroy our snowman

When it snows, ain't it thrillin'
There's something exciting about snowfall

While your nose gets a chillin'
The cold air causes our noses to chill and tingle

We'll frollick and play
We lighten up, enjoying ourselves without a care

In the Eskimo way
We emulate the joyous mood of Eskimo children playing in the snow

Walking in a winter wonderland
The song concludes by drawing us back into the peaceful winter landscape we've been imagining