Lyrics to
White Christmas

This version of White Christmas was released by The Temptations in 1970.

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I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

Ooh, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Ooh, white Christmas
Sleigh bells in the snow

Ooh, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

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About Lyrics and White Christmas by The Temptations

The lyrics to White Christmas are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Temptations used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to White Christmas have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Temptations and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to White Christmas by The Temptations. 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 White Christmas" means the words set to the music of White Christmas, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Temptations. 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 White Christmas and the lyrics to White Christmas are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Temptations who came here looking just for the lyrics to White Christmas, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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