[Verse 1: Nat "King" Cole & John Legend]
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

[Verse 2: Nat "King" Cole & John Legend]
Everybody knows (Everyone knows)
A turkey and some mistletoe
(Help to make) Help to make the season bright (Oh)
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

[Verse 3: Nat "King" Cole, John Legend, Both]
They know that Santa's on his way (He's bringing presents)
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy (Every child is gonna spy)
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse 4: John Legend, Nat "King" Cole, Both]
And, so, I'm offering this simple phrase (This simple phrase)
To kids, to kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas (Merry Christmas), to you

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4: Nat "King" Cole, John Legend, Both]
And, so, I'm offering this simple phrase (I offer you this phrase)
To kids from one to ninety-two (To every child at heart although)
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas (Merry Christmas), to you

[Outro: John Legend]
Merry Christmas, bum-bum-bum-bum-bum