Chicago

Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas

And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas

The fireside is blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me

Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you
This Christmas

And as I look around
Your eyes outshine the town, they do
This Christmas

The fireside is blazing bright, yeah
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah

Shake a hand, shake a hand now, yeah
Oh yeah

The fireside blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas for me
A very special Christmas for me

Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better
This Christmas

And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together
This Christmas

The fireside blazing bright
We're caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
Merry Christmas for me

Shake a hand, shake a hand
Gonna get to know you better, baby
Shake a hand, shake a hand
Oh yeah

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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