Released: October 7, 2008

Songwriter: Mel Tormé Robert Wells

Producer: Brian McKnight Bill Meyers

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

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 goodies on his sleigh
And every mothers' 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
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to, to you, baby
Oh, my love

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, what I'm talking about is Merry Christmas
Oh, Merry Christmas to you

No, baby, don't say a word
Just let me love you
Like I've always wanted to love you, girl
I know it's cold outside
But we got this fire right here inside
Right next to us here, baby

I know it's cool
If I touched you like you want me to touch right now, girl
Oh, I ain't playing now, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh, that you're next to me
Feeling this next to you, gotta be next to you, hey

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. He is one of the very few leggiero tenors in the pop genre. McKnight is perhaps most recognized for his strong falsetto and belting range. McKnight’s work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, though he has never won. Actually, he is currently tied with Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win.