Lyrics of Winter Wonderland

Performed by Dean Martin (1934)

Cover version performed by Pentatonix

Brief Bio of Pentatonix

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,

In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking 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've made,
Walking 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 mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Pentatonix (PTX) is a fivemember American a cappella

group from Arlington, Texas.
Along with their original
material, the group is widely
known for their medley-form
song covers, their work
characterized by pop-style
arrangements with vocal
harmonies, basslines, riffing,
percussion and beatboxing.
Pentatonix was formed in
2011 and subsequently won
the third season of NBC's
The Sing-Off.
Vocabulary:
A cappella adj. singing
without instrumental
accompaniment
riff n. in jazz and rock
music, a riff is a short
repeated tune.
beatbox vi. to simulate the
sounds and rhythms of
percussion instruments or a
drum machine by using the
mouth and voice.

Grammar Exercise
1. Fill the blanks with the words below. Some of the words will need to change
to its correct verb tense. Listen to the song and check to see if you are right.
Gone /walkx2 / go /listen/ build / is x2/ ring / face / say / sings / do
/conspire / made
Sleigh bells _______, are you _________,
In the lane, snow ___ glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
_________ in a winter wonderland.
______ away is the bluebird,
Here to stay ___ a new bird
He ____ a love song,
As we ____along,
_________ in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can_____ a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll ____: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can ___ the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll ________,
As we dream by the fire
To ______unafraid,
The plans that we've _______,
Walking 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 mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Teaching points:
Vocabulary:
glisten v. if something glistens, it shines because it is wet or covered with oil.
meadow n. a field where grass and wild flowers grow
blue bird
Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up
a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box.
Parson Brown
"Parson Brown" is the term used to talk about a typical angelican
priest of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. "Parson Brown" is
not an actual person (though he might have been at some time),
but a figure of speech, like "John Doe" is an unidentified male and
"Charley" is a watchman. "Parson" by itself means minister.
The classic line from 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,
For you can do the job when you're in town.'"
Sure, it sounds like some kind of sexual reference, but its not. It's
just a priest asking a couple if they are married. They reply that
they are not and that they will wait for him to "do the job" of
marrying them when he comes to their town.
Conspire v. to plan secretly
Frolic v. To move about or behave playfully