Lyrics to
Christmas Song

This version of Christmas Song was released by The Carpenters in 1978.

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All through the year
We’ve waited
Waited through spring and fall
To hear silver bells ringing
See winter time bringing
The happiest season of all

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jackfrost nippin’ at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Will help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes of a glow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

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 going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

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

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About Lyrics and Christmas Song by The Carpenters

The lyrics to Christmas Song are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Carpenters in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Christmas Song are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Carpenters and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Christmas Song back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Christmas Song by The Carpenters in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Christmas Song" means the words set to the music of Christmas Song, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Carpenters. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Christmas Song and the lyrics to Christmas Song are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Carpenters who came here looking just for the lyrics to Christmas Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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