Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. She is married to British musician Elvis Costello.
Christmas
Diana Krall Lyrics
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Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
The snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Hmm-mm, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
The song "White Christmas" is a holiday classic and has become a symbol of Christmas cheer over the years. Diana Krall/Clayton-hamilton Jazz Orchestra's rendition brings an unmatched jazz flair to this song. The lyrics evoke a feeling of nostalgia and a longing to return to the days of old. The singer dreams of having a white Christmas that is reminiscent of the ones they used to know, where the treetops glisten, and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow. The snow creates an idyllic scene that the singer longs to be a part of, and they hope that their Christmas wish will come true.
The song goes on to suggest that the singer's desire for a white Christmas is not unique, as it is a sentiment shared by many others. The singer wishes that every Christmas card they write will bring about a white Christmas for their loved ones, and that their days will be merry and bright. The repeated chorus reinforces this desire for a white Christmas, and the hope that all Christmases to come will be just as magical.
Line by Line Meaning
Hmm, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
I really hope that we have a snowy and peaceful Christmas like the ones I've experienced before
Just like the ones I used to know
I want the holiday to be just like it was in my memories
Where the treetops glisten
It'll be beautiful if the snow on the branches of trees are sparkling in the moonlight
And children listen
Kids are waiting eagerly to hear sleigh bells in the snow
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Children love listening to the cheerful sound of the bells on Santa's sleigh as he rides through the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
I wish for a peaceful and serene holiday season, with everything blanketed in snow
With every Christmas card I write
In every Christmas card I write, I convey my wishes for a joyful and blissful holiday season to all my friends and family
May your days be merry and bright
I hope you experience much happiness and joy in your heart during the holidays
And may all your Christmases be white
I hope for you to have a white Christmas every year, which symbolizes the purity and splendor of the holiday season
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Irving Berlin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tails ring,
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride 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, hey!
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,
Sing this sleighing song.
Get a bobtailed bay,
Two forty for his speed,
And hitch him to an open sleigh,
And you will take the lead.
@Monimalu
Fantastic Jazz version. My favorite one!
@carmenandres
This is fantastic, go girl. You rock and always will.
@marcossansone6242
Fabulous Diana!! Great arrangement!!
@tuff47
This presentation is pure class. I love it.
@chrisowens4561
Ms. Diania is SO jazzy!! I love her take in jingle bells!! what a arrangment!! I can not wait to her in concert!! what a voice and piano!! and the band!!!! wow ah uh
@robertgage2785
What a fabulous big band and arrangement...WOW
@Mirielenable
Try to find, today, a greater singer than Diana Krall and just fail 😍😍😍😍
@joelingojoelingo6560
Stunning talent, beautiful and humble. Years ago when she was in Halifax for the ECMA’s she was waiting at the light and I walked by. Absolute highlight of my life.
@anju9800
fantastic bass✨
@dianacrow7509
Boppin' with the elves!! Oh yeah!! Happy Holidays!!