Jingle Bells

Did you know the song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving? Me either. Nor did I know the funny stanzas that come after the main part of the song. So grab this cute Jingle Bell harness by Jinx, place it on your horse and jingle all the way….

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way

Bells on bob tail 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.

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

Although less well-known than the opening, the remaining verses depict high-speed youthful fun. In the second verse, the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the 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
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.[a]
|: chorus 😐

In the next verse (which is often skipped), s/he falls out of the sleigh and a rival laughs at her/him:

A day or two ago,
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow,
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
|: chorus 😐

In the last verse, after relating his/her experience, s/he gives advice to a friend to pick up some girls, find a faster horse, and take off at full speed:

Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed bay
Two forty as his speed[b]
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you’ll take the lead.
|: chorus 😐

DUCHESS {left}:
SWEATER/SCARF: Roxie Dress and Scarf by Giz Seorn ~ Available at The Liaison Collaborative {Dec 7 to Dec 30}
HAIR: Ginny Windblown by Wasabi Pills
SKIN: Alicia by the Skinnery ~ Available at Collabor88 {December 8 to January 6th}
HEAD: Kimberly by CATWA
LIP COLOR: Holiday Kiss kit by WarPaint ~ Available at The Chapter Four {Dec 4 to Dec 28}
EAR MUFFS: Woodland Wonderland Ear Muffs {berry} by Foxes
TIGHTS: Knit Wool Tights {11} by PICHI ~ Available at The Imaginarium {Dec 1 to Dec 30}
BOOTS: Winter Leather Fur Boots {redwood} by Zenith ~ Available at UBER {Nov 25 to Dec 23}
POSE: Cute Photo {Photo Pose Set 1} by Mythril

Kynne {right}:
SWEATER/SCARF: Roxie Dress and Scarf by Giz Seorn ~ Available at The Liaison Collaborative {Dec 7 to Dec 30}
HEAD : Lelutka – Simone
SKIN : Glam Affair – Shelby – Artic. ~ Available at UBER {Nov 25 to Dec 23}
LIP COLOR : WarPaint – Holiday Kiss Kit. ~ Available at The Chapter Four {Dec 4 to Dec 28}
HAIR : Wasabi Pills – Sloane Gacha. ~ Available at The Arcade {Dec 1 to Dec 30}
BOOTS & SOCKS : Mosquito’s Way – Nimue. ~ Available at The Liaison Collaborative {Dec 7 to Dec 30}
POSE: The Artemis Series by an lar ~ Available at The Liaison Collaborative {Dec 7 to Dec 30}

JINXIE {horse}:
Waterhorse {Warmblood}
MANE/TAIL: Summer Flower Set by Jinx
BRIDLE: Arabian Tack by Cheval D’or
HARNESS: Christmas Harness by Jinx ~ Available at We Love Roleplay {Dec 4 to Dec 30}
POSE: Cute Photo {Photo Pose Set 1} by Mythril

DECOR:
Trompe Loeil – Hammered Silver Sleigh ~ Available at FaMESHed {Dec 1 to Dec 27}
JIAN Santa’s Samoyeds ~ Available at The Arcade {Dec 1 to Dec 30}