Humanist Jingle Bells

Last month, the American Humanist Association staff helped sort through files dating back to the organization’s founding in 1941 in an off-site storage facility. Just in time for the holiday season, we discovered a humanist holiday carol! The following song, to the tune of “Jingle Bells,” was originally printed in a hymn book of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles. According to the original printing, written by M. Negri, the song “is always sung during the Winter Solstice holiday season.”

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Humanist Jingle Bells

Humanists, Humanists, Humanists are we
Oh what joy it is to be from superstitions free
Humanists, Humanists, as Humanists we say
Life is great, for in our minds, reason points the way

On nature we depend
On science we rely
With logic we defend
The knowledge we apply
We strive to show we care
In humanhood we stand
To help the one in dark despair
By holding out our hand

Humanists, Humanists, Humanists are we
Oh what joy it is to be from superstitions free
Humanists, Humanists, Humanists are we
Life is great, we love it all, as you no doubt can see

 

Do you know any secular or humanist version of traditional Christmas carols? Share with us in the comments!