Winter Wonderland
Diana Krall [Christmas Songs] Lyrics
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In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kid is knocking him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Canadian way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Walking in a winter wonderland,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
The song Winter Wonderland is a classic Christmas song that paints a picture of a snowy winter scene with sleigh rides, snowmen and fun in the snow. The lyrics of the song express a feeling of happiness and joy as the singer walks in the winter wonderland. The first stanza of the song describes the scene with sleigh bells ringing, and the snow glistening in the lane. The singer then comments on how beautiful the sight is and how happy they are tonight, while walking in a winter wonderland. The second stanza brings a new bird to the scene, which sings a love song as they continue to walk in the winter wonderland.
The third stanza displays the playful side of the song, where they build a snowman in the meadow and pretend that he is Parson Brown. As they pretend, Parson Brown asks if they are married, and they reply no. Then he offers to do the job when he's in town. The next stanza talks about how they will conspire later on while dreaming by the fire, to face unafraid the plans that they have made, walking in a winter wonderland. The final part of the song repeats the playful spirit of the song, making a snowman that is a circus clown, and having lots of fun until the other kid knocks them down.
Line by Line Meaning
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
The jingling of the sleigh bells can be heard. Are you paying attention?
In the lane, snow is glistening
The snow on the ground is sparkling and shining in the street
A beautiful sight,
The view is stunningly beautiful
We're happy tonight.
We are content and joyful this evening
Walking in a winter wonderland.
We are walking outside in the peaceful beauty of a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
The bluebird has migrated or flown away from the cold weather.
Here to stay is a new bird
Another bird species is available in the winter season as opposed to the bluebird, which does not handle cold well.
He sings a love song,
A bird is singing a romantic tune
As we go along,
We continue to walk on with the song of the bird in our hearts
Walking in a winter wonderland.
We continue walking outside in the peaceful beauty of a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
We can mold snow into a figure of a human in an open field
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
We can pretend the snowman's name is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We will pretend that the snowman is asking us if we are married
We'll say: No man,
We will pretend to respond, 'No, we are not married, snowman'
But you can do the job
The snowman can be the pretend minister at our pretend wedding
When you're in town.
When we, the mock newlyweds, are in town, he can fulfill his pretend duties.
Later on, we'll conspire,
We will make plans together secretly
As we dream by the fire
While we're next to the fireplace, we'll think up plans for the future
To face unafraid,
We will confront the future fearlessly
The plans that we've made,
We'll face the plans that we've made for our future
Walking in a winter wonderland.
We continue on with walking outside in the peaceful beauty of a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
We can mold snow into a figure of a human in an open field
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We can pretend that the snowman is now a clown for the circus
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
We will entertain ourselves with the snowman's pretend new role as a circus clown
Until the other kid is knocking him down.
We will play and laugh with the snowman until someone - maybe a kid - knocks it over.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
When it snows, we cannot help but find it exciting
Though your nose gets a chilling
Even though it makes our nose chilly from the cold
We'll frolic and play, the Canadian way,
We shall cavort and have fun in the Canadian style, without any care in the world
Walking in a winter wonderland.
We continue on walking outside in the peaceful beauty of a winter wonderland.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
We continue on walking outside in the peaceful beauty of a winter wonderland.
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Written by: JEREMY STUART SMITH
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