Silver Bells

Clip from "The Lemon Drop Kid."

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• christmas
• songs
• bob
• hope
• marilyn
• maxwell
• william
• frawley
• silver
• bells
• lemon
• drop
• kid

[1967mustanggta]

I remember WGN using a clip of this in their "Merry Christmas from WGN Chicago" ads. Back when it was the good thing to do.

[1967mustanggta]

This is for personal reasons that go back to childhood, my favorite Christmas movie. Even though it may not rank up there with others critically you can't take from it that it introduced Silver Bells. I even have a 78 of it and it says on it from the motion picture "Lemon Drop Kid" - it is sung by Bing.

[thenewmodfather]

it just dont get better than this

[Crazeyfor67]

Merry Christmas to all of you! I don't car who likes it!  :)

[1967mustanggta]

Merry Christmas from Indiana. Don't have anything special to say this year LOL.

Just make it a good one and we'll visit again next year.

[C4CC]

THIS IS VERY GOOD!!!!! LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

this was my fathers favorite christmas song. he had many versions by various recording artists....but I dont think he ever knew bob hope and marilyn maxwell were the originals.intresting.

[RoyKnable]

@The1971orange

To my ear, this really would have been incomplete without the instruments. Most kids today are missing out by strictly listening to the same, old music with some guitars, bass, drums and maybe a keyboard. They can't appreciate the beauty of lush orchestral arrangements, complete with brass, woodwinds and bowed strings.

[bcakapinky]

the image of Bob Hope's tattered beard is funny in itself. The scene with the two Chinese children when he sings "O ling O ling O ling" hurts no one but today would be left out because its considered politically incorrect, when in fact it adds to the song and movie to show America's great diversity back in the 1940's

[The1971orange]

According to a Bob Hope biography I read some years back, this song was to be done as a no-frills straight chorus, but they rightly decided to showcase it. Yes, the bit with the Asian kids is awkward now, but otherwise it is beautifully done.

[Rusty3659]

That's William Frawley - better known as Fred Mertz. He was really a good singer, intentially not singing "silver bells" correctly.

[herrveidt]

Yes!...THE LEMON DROP KID!...I grew up in Chicago and this was a holiday favorite back in the 60's & 70's...along with MR. SOFT TOUCH, CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT, and MIRCLE ON 34TH STREET !!!!