Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Charlie Mechling
Vocals
Dan Ponce
Vocals
David Roberts
Vocals
Jerome Collins
Vocals
Michael Luginbill
Vocals
Randy Stine
Vocals
Ryan Ahlwardt
Vocals
Seggie Isho
Vocals
Tyler Trepp
Vocals
Walter Chase
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charles Wesley
Songwriter
Friedrich S. Schiller
Songwriter
Jacques Offenbach
Songwriter
James Lord Pierpont
Songwriter
Walter Chase
Arranger
Straight No Chaser
Arranger
Deke Sharon
Arranger
Richard Gregory
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Straight No Chaser
Producer
Deke Sharon
Producer
Chip Reardin
Recording Engineer
Dave Weber
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Christmas, Christmas time is here
And Christmas songs you love to hear
Thoughts of joy and hope and cheer
But mostly shopping, shopping, shopping
[Verse 2]
Christmas, Christmas time is here
The sleigh bells and the red-nosed deer
Songs and songs we love to hear
All played a thousand times each year
[Verse 3]
Heard this same song twenty times
And it's only Halloween
I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
It's not even cold outside
[Verse 4]
Christmas, Christmas time is here
And Christmas song you love to hear
Thoughts of joy and hope and cheer
But mostly shopping, shopping, shopping
[Verse 5]
Christmas season
Starting sooner every year
It's October
Stores with plastic Christmas trees
Ransack the mall
Shop until you lose your mind
Spike the eggnog
Sit back and watch Rudolph
Frosty, Tiny Tim, and Scrooge, The Grinch or Charlie Brown
It's time
[Chorus]
It's time to do the Christmas Can-Can
If you can't, can't dance, well, that's okay
Not going to do the kick line
All you need is a tree, some lights, about a thousand
Presents, wrap them up and pray for snow
Run to your closet
Find your Christmas sweater, screaming carols all the way
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Maine all the way to California
It's the Christmas Can-Can, Halloween till Christmas Day
[Verse 6]
It's the most wonderful time of year
We're running mad with Christmas cheer
Hey, what's troubling you my friend?
It's not fair if you're Jewish, Jewish
Not fair if you're Jewish, Jewish
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay
You realize that Christmas ain't the only holiday
[Verse 7]
Hey, he's right, who made these laws?
Look, wait, here comes Santa Claus
Santa Claus, Santa Claus, Santa Claus, Santa Claus
Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa
Guys? Guys!
[Chorus]
Hey Santa, do the Can-Can
Help out if ya can-can, join in the parade
I'm gonna go grab some Chinese food
All you need is a tree, some lights, about a thousand
Presents, wrap them up and pray for snow
Run to your closet
Find your Christmas sweater, screaming carols all the way
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
France all the way to Indiana
It's the Christmas Can-Can, that's the end
[Outro]
Wait, for our ending we should share this holiday
Hava Nagila, happy Hanukkah to you
A happy Hanukkah to you
A happy Hanukkah to you
A Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, and also Kwanzaa
Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, and merry Kwanzaa too
Written by: Charles Wesley, Friedrich S. Schiller, Jacques Offenbach, James Lord Pierpont