chestnuts roasting on an open fire jack frost nipping at your nose and folks dressed up like eskimos 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 they know that santa s on his way he s loaded lots of toys and many goodies on his sleigh and every mother s child is gonna 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 altho it s been said many times many ways merry christmas merry christmas merry christmas to you to you 