I think this song might be about a young couple in love who decide that they will marry while on a walk in winter.
The "new bird" sings a love song as they walk along then the couple build a snowman and pretend it's the parson who asks them if they are married and they tell him no. The couple tells the Parson that he can marry them when he is in town (perhaps next winter).
After their walk the couple "dream by the fire," conspiring about their wedding. It is possible that they are very young and planning to marry in secret, but I don't think the song gives much evidence for that. More likely, they are a young couple of an appropriate dreaming of their life together."To face unafraid the plans that we've made"
@michbug that's what i was thinking. it sounds like a song about eloping. i get the idea that a "winter wonderland" is just an extended metaphor for a wedding; both are all white. Also, the line "Sleigh bells ringing, are you listening?" could be a reference to the popular saying, "I hear wedding bells" when referring to two people in love.
@michbug that's what i was thinking. it sounds like a song about eloping. i get the idea that a "winter wonderland" is just an extended metaphor for a wedding; both are all white. Also, the line "Sleigh bells ringing, are you listening?" could be a reference to the popular saying, "I hear wedding bells" when referring to two people in love.
I'm still kind of stumped by the circus clown/eskimo lines though. Taking a cue from all the sexually charged comments above, my best interpretation for the circus clown line is that it's referring...
I'm still kind of stumped by the circus clown/eskimo lines though. Taking a cue from all the sexually charged comments above, my best interpretation for the circus clown line is that it's referring to all the adult fun the lovers can have together, until they have kids (until all the kids knock him down) and have to redirect their energy to more responsible duties.
I think this song might be about a young couple in love who decide that they will marry while on a walk in winter.
The "new bird" sings a love song as they walk along then the couple build a snowman and pretend it's the parson who asks them if they are married and they tell him no. The couple tells the Parson that he can marry them when he is in town (perhaps next winter).
After their walk the couple "dream by the fire," conspiring about their wedding. It is possible that they are very young and planning to marry in secret, but I don't think the song gives much evidence for that. More likely, they are a young couple of an appropriate dreaming of their life together."To face unafraid the plans that we've made"
@michbug that's what i was thinking. it sounds like a song about eloping. i get the idea that a "winter wonderland" is just an extended metaphor for a wedding; both are all white. Also, the line "Sleigh bells ringing, are you listening?" could be a reference to the popular saying, "I hear wedding bells" when referring to two people in love.
@michbug that's what i was thinking. it sounds like a song about eloping. i get the idea that a "winter wonderland" is just an extended metaphor for a wedding; both are all white. Also, the line "Sleigh bells ringing, are you listening?" could be a reference to the popular saying, "I hear wedding bells" when referring to two people in love.
I'm still kind of stumped by the circus clown/eskimo lines though. Taking a cue from all the sexually charged comments above, my best interpretation for the circus clown line is that it's referring...
I'm still kind of stumped by the circus clown/eskimo lines though. Taking a cue from all the sexually charged comments above, my best interpretation for the circus clown line is that it's referring to all the adult fun the lovers can have together, until they have kids (until all the kids knock him down) and have to redirect their energy to more responsible duties.