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Celebrating The Things That Make Australia Unique
Christmas arrives in the summer in Australia. While it may be snowing in other parts of the world, for us it's hot, hot, hot! So you can understand why Aussies have changed some traditional Christmas songs to fit our lifestyle downunder.
See the bottom of the page for help understanding the song.
Play the music Jingle Bells in a pop-up window
as you sing our Aussie version of the song.
Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden Ute,
Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot,
Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs,
It's Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.
Engine's getting hot; we dodge the kangaroos,
The swaggie climbs aboard, he is welcome too.
All the family's there, sitting by the pool,
Christmas Day the Aussie way, by the barbecue.
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.
Come the afternoon, Grandpa has a doze,
The kids and Uncle Bruce, are swimming in their clothes.
The time comes 'round to go, we take the family snap,
Pack the car and all shoot through, before the washing up.
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.
What the words mean
- Holden Ute - Holden is a make of car (like Ford, Toyota) and Ute (rhymes with boot) is short for utility (utility vehicle).
- Esky - portable cooler to carry drinks and food.
- Boot - trunk of a car.
- Kelpie - Australian breed of dog traditionally used to herd sheep.
- Singlet - undershirt.
- Thongs - beach type shoes not women's underwear.
- Swaggie - short for swagman; a drifter (person without a permanent place to live) who carried his swag (pack) as he travelled the country
on foot looking for work. He was a common sight during the
depression of the 1890's and 1930's.
- We take the family snap - take a picture of the family with a camera
- Shoot through before the washing up - leave quickly so someone
else has to clean up.
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