Duke Ellington
Lionel Hampton
Chico Hamilton
Carmen McRae
Pony Poindexter
Paul Horn
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
Miles Davis
[Verse 1]
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]
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
[Bridge]
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see reindeer really know how to fly
[Verse 3]
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
[Bridge]
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see reindeer really know how to fly
[Verse 4]
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, Merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry Christmas to you
The Christmas Song was written by Robert Wells & Mel Tormé.
The Christmas Song was produced by Teo Macero.
Carmen McRae released The Christmas Song on Fri Nov 30 1962.