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Sleighs, of the single-horsepower roofless variety

December 25th, 2009 | by | road transport, transport

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Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way!

Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright, oh, what fun it is to sing a sleighing song tonight!

One-horse open sleigh, Science Museum collection, c.1880s (Science Museum)

One-horse open sleigh, Science Museum collection, c.1880s (Science Museum)

[All together now:] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,

jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

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  1. [...] Christmas Day, I showed you one of the sleighs in our transport collection. Sorry about the singing, by the way. I hope it was in [...]

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