FOREVER, formerly known as School Gyrls, was an American girl group formed … Read Full Bio ↴FOREVER, formerly known as School Gyrls, was an American girl group formed in 2008 and were signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment. The group consisted of 4 members: Lauren Chavez, Sade Austin, Monica Parales, and Natalie Aguero.

The group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010. The group formed in 2008, and their self-titled studio album was released on March 23, 2010, charting at #118 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and was preceded by the single "Something Like a Party" and "Get Like Me". On July 20, 2012 the group changed their name to FOREVER to fit their more mature appearance.

Nick Cannon was first introduced to Mandy Rain (real name Amanda Moseley, the daughter of actor-comedian Mark Moseley) on the set his reality show Star Camp, where she was the youngest member of the Star Camp group, "The Giggle Club". After Star Camp wrapped, Cannon considered a solo career for Mandy, but decided instead to use her as the nucleus of a girl group; he also formulated a movie concept about three private school girls who meet in detention, based on "Detention", a song Mandy had already recorded (the song appeared in the movie).

Cannon brought in Monica Parales, who had auditioned for "The Giggle Club", but she wound up working on the "Jam-X Kids" project instead. Jasmine Villegas was the original third member of the group, but she left early on to pursue a solo career. After Jasmine's departure, Jacque Rae was chosen and added to the group.

The School Gyrls made their television debut with Nick Cannon on the season finale of E! television series Party Monsters Cabo in January 2009. The group's first CD was released under the Island Def Jam imprint. They opened for Korean-pop acts the Wonder Girls and 2PM at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California, on June 11, 2010.

The film, also called School Gyrls, written and directed by Cannon, premiered in February 2010. It centers around three teen girls and their lives in high school, and features cameos from Reverend Run, Vanessa Simmons, Justin Bieber, Kristinia DeBarge, Soulja Boy, Mathias Anderle, Diggy Simmons, and others.

A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day premiered on Nickelodeon on December 4, 2010. A couple of weeks ahead of filming the holiday movie, Cannon announced he was adding two new girls to the group, (then) 15-year-old Sade Austin, and 18-year-old Lauren Chavez were chosen to be in the group. They also recorded a new Christmas album, A Very School Gyrls Holla Day, released in December, and a single, "Going to the Mall".

In December 2010 shortly after the second movie release, Mandy Rain and Jacque Rae decided to leave the School Gyrls to pursue solo careers. after their departure In 2011, Natalie Aguero and Brittany Oaks were added to the group to replace them. The first appearance with the two new members was at Kids Choice Awards 2011. But shortly after starting a new song with the group, Oaks left the group to purse a career in a girl group named DollFace with her older sister Breanne Oaks.

After hearing about Rae Bello from close friends of her she was brought into the studio and she was added to the group. The world was first introduced to Rae On September 9,2011, when the Gyrls performed at Crenshaw Plaza, performing their new song, "Pump Ya Breaks", for the back-to-school bash in L.A.

In late 2011, the School Gyrls announced that they were coming out in a third movie called The Wonder Girls starring the Korean pop girl group Wonder Girls on February 2 of 2012 the movie premiered on TeenNick with their song "The DJ is Mine" featuring the School Gyrls. In late 2012 the girls were interviewed at the "Beyond the bells" event and the gyrls confirmed that a future album will be released sometime in late 2012 or 2013 the album will be with their leading single "The Power Goes Out" and "We Just Got It All" which were featured in the 2012 movie.

On July 20 2012, after the Gyrls performance at Knotts Berry Farm Amusement Park on their Twitter page they had posted that the group name would be changed to FOREVER, after all because they were growing up and maturing. Then later Rae had announced on her Facebook page that she will not be a part of FOREVER and that she would pursue a solo career. The remaining members Natalie, Monica, Lauren, and Sade announced that the group name was official changed and that there would be only four members in FOREVER.

On September 5 2012, Sade announced that she was also leaving the group which was leaving Natalie, Lauren and Monica. She also stated that she will support anything the girls have in the future but for now she will not be a member of the group. On September 1st, the group shot their first music video as FOREVER for their single "Can't Stop This Night", Sade will appear in the video following that she was a member in the group while they shot the video, but the video is called Forever featuring Sade. On November 14 2012, Monica announced that she also left the group. With the decision of Monica, was the end of the band.

Jingle Bells
School Gyrls Lyrics

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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 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 yeah

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

Overall Meaning

The School Gyrls' version of "Jingle Bells" is a modern take on the classic Christmas song. The first verse describes a fun sleigh ride through the snow, with the sound of the bells on the horses' tails filling the air and spreading holiday cheer. The chorus is a joyful exclamation of the joy of riding in a one horse open sleigh, highlighted by the repeated phrase "jingle all the way."

The second verse introduces a character named Miss Fanny Bright, who joins the singer on their jaunt. However, their ride takes a turn for the worse when the horse they are riding becomes stuck in a snowdrift (referred to as a "drifted bank" in the song). Despite this mishap, the chorus returns with the same ebullience as before, celebrating the fun and joy of the holiday season.

Line by Line Meaning

Dashing through the snow
We are riding quickly through the snowy landscape

In a one horse open sleigh
We are riding in a sleigh pulled by a single horse with no top to the carriage

O'er the fields we go
We are travelling over large areas of land

Laughing all the way
We are joyful and having a good time

Bells on bob tails ring
The bells on the horses' tails are ringing

Making spirits bright
Our happy laughter and the sound of bells is lifting everyone's mood

What fun it is to laugh and sing
We are all enjoying ourselves by laughing and singing

A sleighing song tonight
We are singing a song about sleighing tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
We are singing a song about the sound of the bells

Jingle all the way
The bells are ringing continuously

Oh, what fun it is to ride
We are having a great time riding the sleigh