Released: September 19, 1989
Songwriter: Maurice Starr Donnie Wahlberg
Producer: Peter Work Michael Jonzun Danny Wood Maurice Starr Donnie Wahlberg
[Intro: MC Santa Claus (Little Train The Elf)]
Ho, ho, ho
Oh, Little Train, my little elf, another great Christmas
(Ah, man, it's boring, it's boring. Same thing every year)
So let's have a funky Christmas!
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 1: New Kids On The Block]
New Kids on the Block
Let's rock
It's Christmas time
We're gonna celebrate it with a rhyme
Danny D, are you ready?
Ready as I'll ever be
Steady—you know Joey Joe is ready!
Jordan and Jon, yeah, come on
We got a funky, funky Christmas going on
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 2: Jordan Knight]
Funky Christmas and a funky new year
I swear, we got ourselves a party here
Girls on the floor
Knows our posse at the door
Should I stop? Nah—cool, here's more
Of this song, a funky Christmas melody
Cause Jordan K feels so Christmas-y
Throw your hands in the air...pause
Kick the ballistics, Santa Claus!
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 3: Joe McIntyre]
Sneaking downstairs on Christmas Eve
I saw a sight that you just wouldn't believe
St. Nick by the fireplace
Dusting off his beard with a frown on his face
He said hey—I said what—he said you—I said what
He said you left the fire burning and I burnt my butt
So now I've learned
You've got to turn
The fireplace down so santa won't get burned
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Bridge: Little Train The Elf (MC Santa Claus)]
Yo, MC Santa, you didn't know my boy Donnie could play percussion, did you?
(I didn't have a clue!)
Yeah, get busy, Donnie!
[Drum solo]
Yeah! Uh-huh
(Hey, check this out Little Train...)
G'head
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho—break it down!)
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 4: Danny Wood]
Slippin' and slidin' through the city streets
Of Beantown, gettin' down to the Christmas beat
It's Danny D—I'm here with Christmas cheer
No feeling to end the party of the year
It's going I'm showing fresh rhymes I'm throwing
It's snowing outside but we ho-ho-hoing
Santa's on the way, sleigh bells are ringing, swinging, everybody start singing
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 5: Donnie Wahlberg (Joe McIntyre)]
It's Christmas—can you swing this? (Yeeeah!)
Funky, dope jam top on your Christmas
List, do you dig this? (Boyeee!)
There ain't no twist
Just something you wish for and you almost missed
Huh! Funky Christmas
And a happy new year, how could you be booing it
With Donnie D doin' it?
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Outro: MC Santa Claus (Little Train The Elf)]
Ho, ho, ho
This is the MC Santa Claus and my elf, Little Train
(Yeah, merry Christmas, merry Christmas)
We gonna kick the ballistics of our christmas wishes
Where's My List?
(Yo, it's right here)
(Northside Posse) Oh, yes, yes
(Lou) Funky Christmas!
(Maurice Starr and his brother Michael) Oh, such a nice boy
(Yeah, Posse B) Oh, Biscuit, Andre, Butch, Johnny
(Uh, Scott) Oh, he's a great boy
(Def Duo) Oh, they Def! They def
(John and Jerry A) Oh, such nice boys
(Yo, merry merry, merry Christmas...)
And a funky New Year! (...man!)
Word
It's getting cold out here
(Yo man, yo, get all them reindeers and let's bust out of here)
Word let's get
Peace (Peace)
Ho, ho, ho
Oh, Little Train, my little elf, another great Christmas
(Ah, man, it's boring, it's boring. Same thing every year)
So let's have a funky Christmas!
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 1: New Kids On The Block]
New Kids on the Block
Let's rock
It's Christmas time
We're gonna celebrate it with a rhyme
Danny D, are you ready?
Ready as I'll ever be
Steady—you know Joey Joe is ready!
Jordan and Jon, yeah, come on
We got a funky, funky Christmas going on
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 2: Jordan Knight]
Funky Christmas and a funky new year
I swear, we got ourselves a party here
Girls on the floor
Knows our posse at the door
Should I stop? Nah—cool, here's more
Of this song, a funky Christmas melody
Cause Jordan K feels so Christmas-y
Throw your hands in the air...pause
Kick the ballistics, Santa Claus!
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 3: Joe McIntyre]
Sneaking downstairs on Christmas Eve
I saw a sight that you just wouldn't believe
St. Nick by the fireplace
Dusting off his beard with a frown on his face
He said hey—I said what—he said you—I said what
He said you left the fire burning and I burnt my butt
So now I've learned
You've got to turn
The fireplace down so santa won't get burned
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Bridge: Little Train The Elf (MC Santa Claus)]
Yo, MC Santa, you didn't know my boy Donnie could play percussion, did you?
(I didn't have a clue!)
Yeah, get busy, Donnie!
[Drum solo]
Yeah! Uh-huh
(Hey, check this out Little Train...)
G'head
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho)
(Ho, ho, ho, ho—break it down!)
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 4: Danny Wood]
Slippin' and slidin' through the city streets
Of Beantown, gettin' down to the Christmas beat
It's Danny D—I'm here with Christmas cheer
No feeling to end the party of the year
It's going I'm showing fresh rhymes I'm throwing
It's snowing outside but we ho-ho-hoing
Santa's on the way, sleigh bells are ringing, swinging, everybody start singing
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Verse 5: Donnie Wahlberg (Joe McIntyre)]
It's Christmas—can you swing this? (Yeeeah!)
Funky, dope jam top on your Christmas
List, do you dig this? (Boyeee!)
There ain't no twist
Just something you wish for and you almost missed
Huh! Funky Christmas
And a happy new year, how could you be booing it
With Donnie D doin' it?
[Chorus: New Kids On The Block]
Have a funky, funky Christmas
Have a funky, funky Christmas
[Outro: MC Santa Claus (Little Train The Elf)]
Ho, ho, ho
This is the MC Santa Claus and my elf, Little Train
(Yeah, merry Christmas, merry Christmas)
We gonna kick the ballistics of our christmas wishes
Where's My List?
(Yo, it's right here)
(Northside Posse) Oh, yes, yes
(Lou) Funky Christmas!
(Maurice Starr and his brother Michael) Oh, such a nice boy
(Yeah, Posse B) Oh, Biscuit, Andre, Butch, Johnny
(Uh, Scott) Oh, he's a great boy
(Def Duo) Oh, they Def! They def
(John and Jerry A) Oh, such nice boys
(Yo, merry merry, merry Christmas...)
And a funky New Year! (...man!)
Word
It's getting cold out here
(Yo man, yo, get all them reindeers and let's bust out of here)
Word let's get
Peace (Peace)
Merry, Merry Christmas
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- This One’s for the Children
- White Christmas
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Merry, Merry Christmas
- This One’s for the Children (Reprise)
- Merry, Merry Christmas (1989)
- Step by Step
- You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- Please Don’t Go Girl
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Girls
- Looking Like Danger
- Hangin’ Tough
- Let’s Play House
- Keepin’ My Fingers Crossed
- You Got It
- Miss You More
- Click Click Click
- What’cha Gonna Do (About It)
- Angel Of Love
- Fighting Gravity
- Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)
- Tonight
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- Summertime
- Where Do I Go from Here?
- White Christmas
- One Song
- This One’s for the Children