Jingle Bells

A popular well-known Christmas Song adored by children of all ages everywhere, given an upbeat joyful jazzy feel to get you in that Christmas mood. Played here on Fiddle, Guitar, Bodhran, Soprano Saxophone and Vocals with a heavy dose of jingly cheer. This Christmas resource is intended to be used to lift someone’s mood and brighten their day, through the energising up-beat nature of the music. Listen out for the change of feel on the last time through!

Intentions: Engage, Uplift mood, Inspire, Energise

• This video is about 3 minutes long to get you in the Christmas mood, however please feel free to repeat the resource to the desired personal preference

• If available plug in, or pair up any external speaker that you might be able to use in order to improve the audio quality

• Try to share eye-contact and smiles to encourage enjoyment and positivity

• See if you can hear, see and maybe name any of the instruments featured in the video

• See if you can spot where the music changes feel in the piece

• Have a go at singing along to the chorus if you feel you’d like to (words below)

• Try sharing the words / lyrics so that you sing a line each

• If able to, try out some simple movements by seeing if any toes or fingers start tapping along to the music

• See if you can find anything to play that might have a jingling sound, to play along with the bells section of the piece (maybe some keys or sleigh bells if you have any to hand)

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh (hey)