Practice your language skills and enjoy the Italian version of Jingle Bells that mixes together English and Italian, reindeer and Jesus, along with children “from the Alps to the sea”. The concept of riding a sleigh seems to have been lost by the wayside but is more than made up for by lines like “Christmas will change everyone and make them good!” and “Che Felicità!” What happiness!

Enjoy and happy holidays from the Unlock Italy team!

Italian Jingle Bells with Translation

Din don dan! Din don dan! Din don din don dan!
Suona allegro il campanil, è Natale in ogni cuore.
Din don dan! Din don dan! Che felicità!
Oggi è nato il Buon Gesù tra la neve che vien giù.

Din don dan! Din don dan! Din don din don dan!
The bell rings merrily, it’s Christmas in every heart.
Din don dan! Din don dan! What happiness!
Good Jesus was born today in the falling snow.

La renna al Polo Nord, scampanellando va,
le strenne porterà, a tutti i bimbi buoni,
e dalle Alpi al mar, i bimbi di quaggiù,
aspettano quei doni che regala il buon Gesù.

The reindeer at the North Pole, goes ringing along
It will bring gifts to all the good children,
and from the Alps to the sea, the children down here,
wait for the gifts given by the good Jesus.

Din don dan! Din don dan! Din don din don dan!
Il Natale cambierà tutti buoni renderà.
Din don dan! Din don dan! Che felicità!
Oggi è nato il Buon Gesù tra la neve che vien giù.

Din don dan! Din don dan! Din don din don dan!
Christmas will change everyone and make them good.
Din don dan! Din don dan! What happiness!
Good Jesus was born today amid the falling snow.

Vien la neve giù, la slitta è pronta già,
sui campi noi andiam, al trotto del caval.
Si sente tintinnar, nella notte blu,
che gioia è correr e cantar in slitta una canzon.

The snow is falling, the sleigh is ready to go,
Over the fields we go, to the trot of the horse.
You can hear the tinkling, in the blue night
What joy it is to race along and sing in a sleigh a song.

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