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The Christmas Song

Carmen McRae

Christmas: Jazz

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Carmen McRae

Vocals

Mundell Lowe

Guitar

Walter Perkins

Drums

Norman Simmons

Piano

Bob Cranshaw

Double Bass

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Tenor Saxophone

Nat Adderley

Cornet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mel Tormé

Composer

Robert Wells

Composer

Ron Wells

Composer

Norman Simmons

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Teo Macero

Original Producer

Michael Cuscuna

Michael Cuscuna

Reissue Producer

Fred Plaut

Recording Engineer

Debra Parkinson

Debra Parkinson

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[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

[Verse 3]

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 if 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 to you

[Verse 5]

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 if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse 6]

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

Written by: Mel Tormé, Robert Wells, Ron Wells

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