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Letter Notes Piano: The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

"The Christmas Song" is a classic holiday tune written by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé in 1944. It is also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" due to the famous opening line.

C - ^C           B - A        G    F    E-E     E
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

C           A         G - F     E     D       C
Jack Frost nipping at your nose

C  -  C         D-D      C-D      E     G   A    B
Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir

A         G#       G#      Bb    G#   G-F-G
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

G - F - E - D     C
Everybody knows

^C    B - A     G      F      E - E - E
A turkey and some mistletoe

C         A      G       F      E - D        C
Help to make the season bright

C-C    D       C        D       E     G      A-B
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

A         G    E     A    G      F        .B-C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

C            .B        C      Bb-A     G   F#    G
They know that Santa's on his way

C        .B - C     Bb   A    B
He's loaded lots of toys

A       B  -  A      G    F       G
And goodies on his sleigh

C       .B-C    G# - G      G#     G    F-D#    F
And every mother's child is gonna spy

D#   F  D#    D-D     D - D      D      D    D    D
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

E      C   ^C    B-A-G     F        E - E        E
And so I'm offering this simple phrase

E      C       A       G     F       E - D - C
To kids from one to ninety-two

.B  -  C        .B      C       D      C - D       E
Although it's been said many times

G - A     B
Many ways...

^C - A        G  -  C      D      C
"Merry Christmas to you"

Nat King Cole's 1961 version of the song is widely considered to be the most popular and recognizable rendition. The song has since been covered by countless artists and has become a staple of holiday music.

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