Downunder, things happen differently....

Do you know this song? :)

Dashing through the snow,
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the hills we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!

Well, believe it or not, in the heat of the summer downunder, things happen differently....

Here are the words!

Dashing through the bush,
in a rusty Holden ute
Kicking up the dust,
Esky in the boot.
Kelpie by my side
Singing Christmas songs.
Summertime and I am
in my singlet shorts and thongs.

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way!
Christmas in Australia
on a scorching summer's day Oh!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Christmas time is beaut!
Oh what fun it is to ride
in a rusty Holden ute!

Oh, yeah... and here's what it means. :)

Holden - an Aussie brand of car (made by the Aussie-based branch of General Motors)
Ute - utility truck
Esky - insulated cooler box (keeps your drinks cold)
Kelpie - Australian Kelpie, a breed of dog
thongs - slippers
beaut - great

Christmas in Australia.... the scorching heat, spending Christmas at the beach, Santa in his swim trunks.... things are topsy-turvy downunder! :)

Find the other verses here! :)



The Holden Ute -- the Aussie version of the one horse open sleigh
(Picture from here...)

Hmmm.... I wonder if Santa has a flying Ute to use down under? These are the Sowpub-style questions I can't help but ponder.... :)