Written by jay livingston and ray evans
City sidewalksbusy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style.
In the air there’s a feeling of christmas.
Children laughingpeople passing
Meeting smile after smile.
And on ev’ry street corner you hear:
Silver bellssilver bells
It’s christmas time in the city
Ring-a-linghear them ring
Soon it will be christmas day
Strings of street lightseven stoplights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures.
Hear the snow crunchsee the kids bunch
This is santa’s big scene
And above all this bustle you hear:
Silver bellssilver bells
It’s christmas time in the city
Ring-a-linghear them ring
Soon it will be christmas day.
Soon it will be christmas day.