Talk:Silver Bells

I can't write proper English, but I can complain
The lyrics start out... if you want to put this information on this website you need to put where it was wrote!!![[

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 * In other words, that's the song's verse, which precedes the chorus.
 * Most songs from the 1920s–'50s had verses, usually serving as transitions between spoken dialogue and singing—first in stage productions, then movies. Although they were included in the songs' sheet music, most of them have been forgotten—sadly, as many of them are quite beautiful.
 * The verse to "Over the Rainbow" is one of my favourite examples. It was originally recorded for THE WIZARD OF OZ, but cut for running time. – AndyFielding (talk) 04:01, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Lyrics deleted
Per Wikipedia copyright policy and WP:LYRICS, the use of copyrighted song lyrics is not allowed. As the article indicates the song was introduced in 1951, well after the 1923 public domain threshold. 23skidoo (talk) 00:44, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Recording history
This list should either be changed to be chronological or it needs to have its alphabetical sorting corrected to be alphabetized by the artists' last names.24.149.45.52 (talk) 17:31, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Other recorded versions
I arrived here from a link on the Earl Grant article, finding nothing on his version. Watching how this article has been categorized, and the comment just above mine, this article did once upon a time include information on many other recorded versions by various artists. Someone must have vandalized this article and a moderator may better repair these omissions. 83.85.143.141 (talk) 04:42, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The recorded version history was removed in this edit, likely justifiably so as there were far too many entries. Mind  matrix  12:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Per Mindmatrix "Making the article better" is not a synonym for vandalism. No Wikipedia article should be dominated by a list of interminable length.  As there have been hundreds of recorded versions, we need a way to discern between recorded versions worth listing, and those not worth listing, such as those which have won awards or charted on major record charts.  -- Jayron 32 00:13, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I saw your comment at Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 54 asking for someone to "sort this out." You now have three people telling you that the list of people who have recorded this song was far too long. Given that the list was removed over 3 1/2 years ago and not restored is a good indication that consensus is against having the list. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 02:36, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Pardon a lowly editor who cannot find the source to the References
I recall reading somewhere that there are a substantial number of broken links in Wikipedia articles. Having just located both a broken link on this page AND THE CORRECT LINK, I thought I would simply log in and correct the link in the page. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! No wonder there are so many broken links! I just spent a half hour trying to figure out how to de-reference the link //reference-list// or whatever it actually is (don't bother to correct this sentence, fix the #*(@ link if you know how).

I give up. This is really quite silly - why are these links so special that they have to be obfuscated away somewhere? — Preceding unsigned comment added by InsertNameHere (talk • contribs) 20:37, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
 * That was particularly unhelpful. If you had actually said what the broken link is, we could have pointed you to the place where it actually is. As such, we're not better off. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:53, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * It was fairly easy to find the broken reference (which are only one kind of link), and repair it. References are gathered at the end as they can be reused inside the article so they are marked at the point where they occur. The fix is done like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silver_Bells&diff=869480413&oldid=836173143 Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:59, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

french directs to the movie
if you select "french" in the sidebar under languages, the article it leads to is about the movie, not the song — Preceding unsigned comment added by 153.92.151.21 (talk) 07:03, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll see if I can address the issue in Wikidata. Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:04, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I can't see why it's listed there. Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:08, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Which medium?

 * The record was released by Decca Records in October 1950. When the recording became popular, Hope and Maxwell were called back in late 1950 to re-shoot a more elaborate production of the song.

Does that refer to a sound recording, a filmed version (maybe a short subject shown before features?), or a recording, or both? One doesn't "re-shoot" a record. – AndyFielding (talk) 04:05, 25 December 2023 (UTC)