Mel Tormé
The Christmas Song (Live at the Apollo Theater/1963)
[Intro]
Merry Christmas to you
I'd like to do now a song for you that's fitting for the season that we're having now
And I hope you enjoy it

[Verse 1]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
Folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Helps to make the seasons bright, yeah
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

[Bridge]
They know that Santa Claus is on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies in his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse 2]
So I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two, yeah-yeah
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you
[Outro]
Merry Christmas, everybody
Ah, thank you