Music of the day – Silver Bells

Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell in “The Lemon Drop Kid” (1951)

Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1950.

“Silver Bells” started out as “Tinkle Bells”. Songwriter Ray Evans said: “We never thought that tinkle had a double meaning until Jay went home and his first wife said, ‘Are you out of your mind? Do you know what the word tinkle is?'”

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1 Response to Music of the day – Silver Bells

  1. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:

    LOL. I never knew it started out as “Tinkle Bells.” It would never have been this big if he had stuck with that.

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