| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Merry Christmas, bum-bum-bum-bum-bum |