Ding A Ling The Christmas Bell Song Lyrics and Chords
Ding A Ling The Christmas Bell Song Lyrics and Chords by Lynn Anderson
Ding A Ling The Christmas Bell
Recorded by Lynn Anderson
Written by Jerry Foster and Bill Rice
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Gather round and I will tell the
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story of a Christmas bell
That
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used to shine and chime and
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ring and
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why they called him Ding a
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Ling
One of the famous jingle bells is
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what he was but then he fell
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broke his pretty harmo
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ny and
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he began to ring off
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key
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Now they call him Ding a Ling
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because he has a funny ring
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doesn't hit his note too well
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Ding a Ling the Christmas
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bell
The other bells met secretly and he
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heard one say in a real low key
He's
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sure to ruin our Christmas
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sound and
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we don't want him hanging
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around
He overheard the secret vote and
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walked away with a lump in his note
The
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saddest bell you've ever
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seen the
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Christmas bell called Ding a
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Ling
They
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all call him Ding a Ling
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because he has a funny ring
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doesn't hit his note too well
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Ding a Ling the Christmas
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bell
The snow is falling in the square
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when the children found him there
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placed him on the Christmas
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tree
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for everyone in town to
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see
As Christmas Eve came to the town a
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blinding snow was coming down
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Ding a Ling heard someone
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say
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ol' Santa's sure to lose his
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way
The thought occurred to Ding a Ling to
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ring as loud as he could ring
And
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when ol' Santa heard the
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sound
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it guided him into the
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town
Now
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the children shout and sing and
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everyone loves Ding a Ling
So
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everything has turned out well
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for Ding a Ling the Christmas
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bell
FAQ
Who sang the the song Ding A Ling The Christmas Bell?
- The song Ding A Ling The Christmas Bell was sang by Lynn Anderson.
Who is Lynn Anderson?
- Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 - July 30, 2015), was an American country singer and television personality. She is most remembered for her signature recording crossover hit, "Rose Garden." The song was a number one hit in the United States and internationally. Additionally, Anderson had four number one singles and eighteen top ten hits on the Billboard country songs chart. She is regarded as one of country music's most significant performers.Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, she was raised in California by her mother Liz Anderson, who was also a country music artist. Daughter Lynn was signed to a recording contract to Chart Records in 1966 when she was heard singing along with her mother at an industry function. Previously she had recorded some demo tapes of her mother's songs and appeared on television in California on regional country music shows. In 1967, she had her first top ten hit with the single "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)". Soon after, Anderson joined the cast of The Lawrence Welk Show where she performed country music weekly to a national audience.
In 1970, Anderson signed with Columbia Records where she was produced by her first husband, Glenn Sutton. She had her biggest commercial success with "Rose Garden". The song reached positions on the Billboard country, pop, and adult contemporary charts, also charting in other countries and earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Throughout the decade, Anderson also had number-one hits with "You're My Man", "How Can I Unlove You", "Keep Me in Mind", and "What a Man My Man Is". She also became a television personality, with appearances on The Tonight Show, specials with Bob Hope and Dean Martin, and her own prime-time specials.
After leaving Columbia and a brief hiatus, Anderson returned with the studio album Back (1983). The album spawned three singles, including the top ten hit "You're Welcome to Tonight", with Gary Morris. She continued recording sporadically throughout the 1980s. This included a revival of the pop hit "Under the Boardwalk" and the studio album What She Does Best (1988). Anderson continued releasing new albums into the new millennium, such as 2004's The Bluegrass Sessions. Towards the end of her life, Anderson struggled with alcohol addiction, but continued performing until her death in 2015. For her work as a crossover artist, she was ranked on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time" and CMTs "40 Greatest Women of Country Music".