Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
[Verse 1]
Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas
[Chorus]
Fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me
[Verse 2]
Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you
This Christmas
And as I look around
Your eyes outshine the town they do
This Christmas
[Chorus]
Fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Shake a hand, shake a hand now
[Verse 3]
Emm, fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah
[Outro]
Merry Christmas
Shake a hand, shake a hand now
Wish your brother merry christmas
All over the land, yeah
Merry Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Merry, merry, merry, merry
Emm, em
This Christmas was written by Nadine McKinnor & Donny Hathaway.
This Christmas was produced by Ric Powell & Donny Hathaway.
The story of how “This Christmas” became a celebrated yuletide anthem for black America is an interesting one. The tune originated in 1967 when Nadine McKinnor, a songwriting postal worker in Chicago, wrote the lyrics and melody during a historic blizzard. Three years later, her friend was decoratin...
During the tracking week ending January 6, 2024, the song reached a new peak of #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song previously peaked at #45.