Silver Bells Easy Ukulele Tutorial with Play Along

Learn an easy version of Silver Bells on the ukulele and play along with me at the end of the tutorial. If you would like to learn a more advanced version of this song, visit my Patreon Page to access Levels 2 and 3.

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Katie DeNure is a music teacher at One Music School which offers private Guitar, Voice, and Ukulele lessons online via Skype.

For students located in the Appleton, WI area, Katie DeNure also offers private guitar, voice, and ukulele lessons (in person) at her music studio in downtown Appleton, WI. Group lessons are also available.
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[OneMusicSchool]

What's your favorite Christmas song?

[organicgardenmamavictoriab]

I remember singing this song in elementary school and I loved it. This brings back memories .

[SeanVplayer]

Hi Katie, thanks for the early Christmas gift, LOL... When I saw this pop up in my que, I grabbed my nearest ukulele which happened to be my baritone. I always love to find out the story behind a song, and this one is no different. I had been told before that this song is about the Salvation Army bells that you hear all around in the cities. Sadly, they seem to have come under such attack that they are not as prevalent as before. Anyway, here is the origin of the song: "This Christmas classic was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for the 1951 Bob Hope movie The Lemon Drop Kid. This song was originally sung by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in The Lemon Drop Kid. The following year Bing Crosby, together with Carol Richards recorded the first recorded version. Livingston told American Songwriter Magazine July/August 1988 that this originally had a different title. He recalled: "We wrote a song called 'Tinkle Bell, ' about the tinkly bells you hear at Christmas from the Santa Clauses and the Salvation Army people. We said 'this is it, this will work for the picture, ' so I took it home and played it for my wife. She said 'you wrote a song called 'Tinkle Bell'? Don't you
know that word has a bathroom connotation?' So I went back to Ray the next day and told him we had to throw the song out, and we did." However as the duo continued to work on their assignment, they found themselves taking many of the lines and part of the melody from their "Tinkle Bell" song. In the end, they used the original song, except for substituting the word silver for tinkle, and the song became "Silver Bells." Thanks again for all I learn from you, blessings for you and your family.

[KjellChristensen__KC-MUSIC]

Halo my friend. Nice tutorial and song for xmas. Thanks for sharing. All the best Kjell

[gemsong]

Thank you, I've been looking for a version that's in my range & this was very easy to follow.

[arc]

Fun-fun song, thanks for the smiley song tutorial. "Sing for all to hear"...love that! I just found this in my feed, didn't get a notification, mmm, oh well, learning now😃 Happy days

[sophiasotnichenko]

Can you do an in-depth tutorial on I think I kinda you know from High school musical the musical the series?)

[burkleyboo]

On the transitions from A7 to D, I keep playing a Dsus4 by accident. TBH it sounds pretty cool!

[agomodavid]

Thanks for making playing very easy.

Please do you mind getting some advise about getting a YouTube page and all?

[ecemcetinkaya]

I want sing the song in my channel in christmas and new year time

[murdocsleftball]

My ukulele just broke, pray for him 🙏😔

[chonvaimei]

Hi mam, first of all I wanna thank you so much for such a generous works of yours. Your channel has helped alot to me. I started playing ukulele because of you😊
I've always love to play an instrument but couldn't effort but ukulele was something I could effort and satisfy my egarness for love of music.

mam, I would like to request you to make a ukulele tutorial on song safe and sound by Taylor swift (finger picking plucking) for high g ukulele.

God bless you
I love you 😊