Richard B. Smith

Song lyrics to Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard B. Smith. It’s often regarded as a Christmas song, though the holiday is never mentioned. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists, including Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Amy Grant, Michael Bublé, The Eurythmics, and Radiohead.

The song’s lyrics are about a couple enjoying a picturesque winter landscape. They build a snowman, who they agree to pretend is Parson Brown. They imagine the snowman asking if the couple is married, to which they tell him that they are not and tell the snowman that he can marry them.