R. Kelly

Released: October 21, 2016

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Verse 1]
If I could give Santa my wish list
Every single day would be Christmas
I’d send the whole world from me a box of peace, yeah
And if there were one thing I could stop
It would be the breaking of hearts
Then the world would sing in perfect harmony

[Chorus]
Hello, good morning, everyone
Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons
It’s about to be a joyous one
It’s Christmas Day, yeah
I’m so excited to open gifts
The spirit of Christmas, no denying it
And all the world is filled with cheer
‘Cause it’s Christmas Day, yeah

[Verse 2]
If I could decorate the perfect tree
Only would hang the love of you and me
Put it on display for the whole world to see, oh baby
Taking pictures for memory’s sake
Cuddle you by the fireplace
Then bring joy to the love that we both made, oh

[Chorus]
Hello, good morning, everyone
(Good morning, yeah)
Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons
It’s about to be a joyous one
It’s Christmas Day, yeah
(And I’m so excited, yeah)
I’m so excited to open gifts
(Open my gifts, yeah)
The spirit of Christmas, no denying it
(No denying it)
And all the world is filled with cheer
‘Cause it’s Christmas Day, yeah

[Bridge]
Oh, the whole world gather around to see what
Happens when you spread the spirit of love
You get peace, you get joy, happiness and all
WORLD, this is your wake-up call

[Chorus]
Hello, good morning, everyone
(Good morning, everyone, yeah)
Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons
It’s about to be a joyous one
It’s Christmas Day, yeah
(And I’m so excited)
I’m so excited to open gifts
(To open all my gifts)
The spirit of Christmas, no denying it
(And the whole world, yeah)
And all the world is filled with cheer
‘Cause it’s Christmas Day, yeah
(Oh my)

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

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