Originally hailing from the Mid-Eighties, the "Banging Round The X-Mas Tree… Read Full Bio ↴Originally hailing from the Mid-Eighties, the "Banging Round The X-Mas Tree" album quickly became some sort of legend in the Metal scene, with the partly pretty, ehm, original versions of the old classics, which were packed into a partly pretty hefty Metal corset. Nine years later it saw a re-release with nine bonus-tracks, which did not have the ultra-cult format of the originals, but still are something that is damn funny.
Christmas songs that everybody (partly at least in German speaking countries) knows in an at time quite obscure Metal sound, doesn't that sound like fun? Then just listen to "Jingle Bells" with LIVING DEATH's Toto on the vocals, that's the stuff that makes the reindeers fall off the roof within a minute. But also an "Alle Jahre wieder" with Gerre from TANKARD or "Leise rieselt der Schnee" with RICHTHOFEN's Andreas and HOLY MOSES' Sabina Classen are something you need to have heard yourself to believe.

It's fun, it can shock some conservative folks around, expecting some nice music and "bang" a full Metal assault jumps at them. It's almost worth the money for that purpose alone, isn't it? ;)

Jingle Bells
X-Mas Project Lyrics

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we wish you a merry Christmas
we wish you a merry Christmas
we wish you a merry Christmas
and a happy new Year

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go

Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
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
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Jingle Bells" evoke the joyful and spirited atmosphere of the winter holiday season. The first stanza, "we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new Year," offers a festive greeting to listeners. The subsequent stanzas describe the thrilling experience of riding through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, laughing and singing along the way. The bells on the horse's "bobtail" ring joyfully, adding to the festive mood.

The chorus of "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh" is catchy and repeats throughout the song. This repetition contributes to the song's cheerful and fun nature. Overall, the lyrics of "Jingle Bells" remind us of the joy and excitement of the winter holiday season and the warmth of spending time with loved ones.

Line by Line Meaning

we wish you a merry Christmas
We express our sincerest wishes for you to have a joyful Christmas

and a happy new Year
We also wish you a happy and prosperous New Year

Dashing through the snow
Riding quickly on a sled through the snow

In a one horse open sleigh
Using a particular type of sled with one horse pulling it

Over the fields we go
Traveling across the fields while riding on the sled

Laughing all the way
Having a jolly and lighthearted time during the ride

Bells on bobtail ring
Hearing the bells attached to the horse's tail jingling as it runs

Making spirits bright
Lifting the mood and cheerfulness of everyone involved and around

What fun it is to ride and sing
Expressing the sheer enjoyment of simultaneously riding and singing

A sleighing song tonight
Singing a song related to sledding on that very night

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
The sounds of the bells continuously ringing throughout the ride