Lyrics
Everybody likes to take a holiday,
Everybody likes to take a rest.
Spending time together with the family,
Sharing lots of love and happiness.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
Celebrations come because of something good, (something good)
Celebrations we love to recall, (we recall)
Mary had a baby boy in Bethlehem, (Bethlehem)
Greatest celebration of them all.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
Come on ring those bells,
Light the Christmas tree,
Jesus is the King,
Born for you and me.
Come on ring those bells,
Everybody say,
Jesus, we remember this, your birthday.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Come On Ring Those Bells presents Christmas as both a family celebration and a remembrance of Christ’s birth. Holidays, rest, time together, and shared happiness establish a familiar festive setting, but the chorus identifies Jesus as King and gives the celebration its Christian center. Bells and the lighted tree become invitations to announce his birth rather than ends in themselves.
The reference to Mary and Bethlehem places the song alongside Luke’s nativity account, where Jesus is born in David’s city and laid in a manger. Its simple repetition gives the central confession the character of a communal carol: Christ’s birth is the cause of the greatest celebration. The phrase about Jesus being born for all also reflects the angelic message that the Savior’s arrival is good news for the people. With direct language and recurring calls to celebrate, the song connects household Christmas customs to worship of Christ as King and grateful memory of the nativity.
Related Scripture
- Luke 2:4-7 Mary gives birth to Jesus in Bethlehem and lays him in a manger.
- Luke 2:10-11 The angel announces the birth of the Savior as good news of great joy.