Ricky Nelson

The Christmas Song

Ricky Nelson


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 help to make the season bright  
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow  
Will find it hard to sleep tonight  

They know that Santa's on his way  
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies  
On his sleigh  
And ev'ry 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  
Altho' it's been said many times  
Many ways; "Merry Christmas to you"