Words to have a holly jolly christmas

Burl Ives

About A Holly Jolly Christmas

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (also called "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas") is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the Top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASCAP members, for the first five years of the 21st century.

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Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the year I don't know if there'll be snow But have a cup of cheer Have a holly, jolly Christmas And when you walk down the street Say hello to friends you know And everyone you meet Oh, ho the mistletoe Hung where you can see Somebody waits for you Kiss her once for me Have a holly, jolly Christmas And in case you didn't hear Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas This year (Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the year) Have a holly, jolly Christmas And when you walk down the street Say hello to friends you know And everyone you meet Oh, ho the mistletoe Hung where you can see Somebody waits for you Kiss her once for me Have a holly, jolly Christmas And in case you didn't hear Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas This year

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Burl Ives

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 - April 14, 1995) was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice ... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people." more »

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Written by: Johnny Marks

Lyrics © ST. NICHOLAS MUSIC INC.

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[Verse 1]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
It’s the best time of the year
I don’t know if there’ll be snow
But have a cup of cheer

[Verse 2]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh ho the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss him once for me

[Chorus]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn’t hear
Oh by golly have a holly jolly
Christmas this year

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh ho the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss him once for me

[Chorus]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn’t hear
Oh by golly have a holly jolly
Christmas this year

[Outro]
Santa Claus is coming to town

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[Verse 1]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer

[Verse 2]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet

[Hook]
Ho, ho, the mistletoe hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me

[Verse 3]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh, by golly have a holly jolly Christmas this year!

[Verse 1]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer

[Verse 2]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet

[Hook]
Ho, ho, the mistletoe hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me

[Verse 3]
Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh, by golly have a holly jolly Christmas this year!

How to Format Lyrics:

• Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
• Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
• Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
• Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
• If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum