Let's Go Caroling: Let's Go Caroling, List 1

This list covers lyrics from "Jingle Bell Rock," "Jingle Bells, "Deck the Halls," and "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

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  1. prance
    move or step in a lively, spirited, or showy way
    Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
    Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
    Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
    In the frosty air.
    —"Jingle Bell Rock"
  2. frosty
    pleasantly cold and invigorating
    Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
    Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
    Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
    In the frosty air.
    —"Jingle Bell Rock"
  3. mingle
    get involved or mixed-up with
    Mix and a- mingle in the jingling feet
    That's the jingle bell,
    That's the jingle bell,
    That's the jingle bell rock.
    —"Jingle Bell Rock"
  4. lean
    lacking excess flesh
    The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
    He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot
    —"Jingle Bells"
  5. lank
    long and lean
    The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
    He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot
    —"Jingle Bells"
  6. lot
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
    The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
    He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot
    —"Jingle Bells"
  7. bank
    sloping land, especially the slope beside a body of water
    The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
    He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot
    —"Jingle Bells"
  8. sprawling
    spreading out in different directions
    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
    —"Jingle Bells"
  9. bay
    a horse of a reddish-brown color with a dark tail and mane
    Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speed
    Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead
    —"Jingle Bells"
  10. hitch
    connect to a vehicle
    Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speed
    Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead
    —"Jingle Bells"
  11. deck
    decorate
    Deck the halls with boughs of holly
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    —" Deck the Halls"
  12. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
    Deck the halls with boughs of holly
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    —"Deck the Halls"
  13. don
    put on clothes
    Don we now our gay apparel
    Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.
    —"Deck the Halls"
  14. apparel
    clothing in general
    Don we now our gay apparel
    Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.
    —"Deck the Halls"
  15. ancient
    belonging to times long past
    Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
    —"Deck the Halls"
  16. blaze
    a strong flame that burns brightly
    See the blazing Yule before us.
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    —"Deck the Halls"
  17. chorus
    a group of people assembled to sing together
    Strike the harp and join the chorus.
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    —"Deck the Halls"
  18. hail
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully
    Hail the new year, lads and lasses
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    —"Deck the Halls"
  19. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
    Heedless of the wind and weather.
    Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
    —"Deck the Halls"
  20. shepherd
    someone who keeps sheep together in a flock
    Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
    "Do you hear what I hear?
    Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
    Do you hear what I hear?
    A song, a song high above the trees
    With a voice as big as the the sea,
    With a voice as big as the the sea."
    —"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Created on 十月 12, 2023 (updated 十一月 29, 2023)

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