The Christmas Song
~ Merry Christmas
To You
~ 1953
Version
Chestnuts roasting on an
open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows
A turkey and some mistletoe
will help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys
an' goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know
how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
to kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
many times many ways
Merry Christmas to you!
< instrumental break
>
And so I'm offering this
simple phrase
to kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
many times many ways
Merry Christmas . . . to you!
Music by
Mel Tormé
with lyrics by
Robert Wells, 1946
E.H. Morris & Co. ~ ASCAP
 ~ 1953 Version | 1959 Version |
With Mitchell Ayres and His
Orchestra
Produced by Henri René
Recorded at Manhattan Center,
New York City
Recorded May 5, 1953
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