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Sleighbells ring, are you list'nin?
in the lane snow is glist'nin
a beautiful sight
we're happy tonight
walkin' in a winter wonderland!

Gone away is the bluebird
here to stay is the new bird
he sings a love song
as we go along
walkin' in a winter wonderland!

In the meadow we can build a snowman
then pretend that he is parson brown
he'll say, "are you married?"
we'll say, "no, man!
but you can do the job when you're in town!"

Later on we'll conspire
as we dream by the fire
to face unafraid
the plans that we made
walkin' in a winter wonderland!

In the meadow we can build a snowman
and pretend that he's a circus clown
we'll have lots of fun with mr. snowman
until the other kiddies knock him down!

When it snows, ain't it thrillin'
though your nose gets a chillin'?
we'll frolic and play
the eskimo way
walkin' in a winter wonderland!
walkin' in a winter wonderland!

(walkin' in a winter wonderland!)
sleighbells ring are you listenin'
(walkin' in a winter wonderland!)
sleighbells ring are you listenin'
in the lane snow is glistenin'
(walkin' in a winter wonderland!)
are you listenin', sleighbells ring are you listenin'
(walkin' in a winter wonderland!)
sleighbells ring are you listenin', sleighbells ring :

(walkin' in a winter wonderland!)
WINTER WONDERLAND
Sleighride Memories

Moonlight bathed the sleeping land
With gentle, probing light,
And the breath from speeding horses
Formed great plumes of lacy white.
The runners made sweet music
As they moved in rhythmic beat
To the tune of crunchy, frost-spawned snow
Thrown far by homing feet.
And snuggled under the blankets
So cozy warm, we'd share
A mystic night of beauty
And scenes beyond compare.
For the sparkling sheen of moonglow
Was a sight that seemed to be
A fairyland of shapes and hues
And endless mystery.
And even now on moonlit nights
I feel my memory turn
To youthful days, to sleighing days;
And once again I yearn
To capture long-lost pleasure
And hear as long ago
The hoof beats and the runners
As they sang in worlds of snow.

--Johanna Ter Wee
THE SOUND OF WINTER

The creak and snap of frozen bough,
The sleighbell's frosty peal,
The muted murmur of the brook
Beneath its icy seal,

All speak the season's silvered voice;
There is no springtime now.
Across the sibilance of snow
It's winter country now.

And just across the snow-carved hill,
The river's icy bars
Reflect in silent solitude
The message of the stars.

--Elizabeth Ann Moore
Elizabeth J. Holt