Winter Wonderland
Count Basie Big Band/Tony Bennett Lyrics

Sleigh bells ring
The sound made by the jingling bells on a horse-drawn sled

Are you listening
Are you paying attention to the beautiful sound?

In the lane
On the road or path between buildings or in the countryside

Snow is glistening
The snow is shining brightly

A beautiful sight
An amazing and wonderful view

We're happy tonight
We feel overjoyed and elated

Walking in a winter wonderland
Strolling through the winter scenery

Gone away is the bluebird
The Bluebird, a harbinger of happiness, has left for the season

Here to stay is a new bird
A different bird is now present, perhaps a new harbinger of happiness

He sings a love song
The bird sings a joyful and romantic melody

As we go along
As we continue our walk

Walking in a winter wonderland
Still strolling through the beautiful winter scenery

In the meadow we can build a snowman
We have the opportunity to create a snowman in the open field

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
We can play-act and make-believe that the snowman is a clergyman named Parson Brown

He'll say are you married?
Parson Brown 'asks' if we are married

We'll say no man
We reply, 'no sir'

But you can do the job
Instead of marrying us, the snowman can perform the ceremony in part of our imagination

When you're in town
When you return to this field

Later on
At a later time

We'll conspire
We'll work together in secret

As we dream by the fire
As we sit in front of the flames and imagine

To face unafraid
To confront without fear

The plans that we've made
To execute the ideas we've concocted

Walking in a winter wonderland
Still strolling through the winter scenery

In the meadow we can build a snowman
Again, we can construct a snowman in the open field

And pretend that he's a circus clown
In our mind, the new snowman takes on the visage of a circus entertainer

We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman
We'll enjoy ourselves playing with the snowman

Until the other kiddies knock him down
Until other children ruin our snowman

When it snows
When there is snowfall from the sky

Ain't it thrilling
Isn't it exciting and delightful?

Though your nose gets a chilling
Even if our noses become cold due to the weather

We'll frolic and play the Eskimo way
We'll dance and have fun by emulating the playfulness of the Eskimo culture

Walking in a winter wonderland
Still enjoying the winter wonderland by walking through it