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Christmas Time is HereJohn Legend

Released: October 26, 2018

Songwriter: Lee Mendelson Vince Guaraldi

Producer: Raphael Saadiq

Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year
Snowflakes in the air, yeah
Carols everywhere, oh
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
And beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

Yeah, Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing so near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, yea
It's Christmas time, yeah
Mmm, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate
Celebrate, oh oh oh it's Christmas time right now
It's here, it's here celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

John Legend

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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