[Intro: Peter Buck]
Sorry. The big question is, when will Paul marry Yoko? It'll make the whole thing fit. Are we ready?

[Unknown]
Do you want to check your tuning?

[Buck]
Tuning is just completely incidental to this

[Unknown]
That's for sure

[Buck]
So we're just gonna go

[Mike Mills]
So should we do a, like, two-bar intro or something?

[Michael Stipe]
Yeah

[Buck]
Why don't we do something weird? Why don't we do a G-Sharp for two bars?

[Stipe]
Christmas time is--
[Buck]
That'll be good. You ready? You guys ready? Are we rolling?

[Stipe]
Rolling. They're rolling, I can see them

[Chorus]
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Ain't been 'round since who knows when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells out!

[Chorus]
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Ain't been 'round since who knows when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells out!

[Chorus]
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Ain't been 'round since who knows when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells out!
[Instrumental Breakdown]

[Chorus]
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Ain't been 'round since who knows when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells out!

[Chorus]
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Ain't been 'round since who knows when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells out!