Chris Young - The Christmas Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Christmas Song" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Christmas Song Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Christmas Song" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      Dm7                Em7     Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Cmaj7 Gm7          C7      Fmaj7 A#7 Am7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Am7      A#7          Cmaj7      B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
     E            A#7        D#maj7 D#maj7 Dm7
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
G7          C     Dm7
Everybody knows a turkey and some
Em7        G7  C      Gm7       C7     Fmaj7 A#7 Am7
Mistletoe can help to make the season bright
Am7  A#7             Cmaj7      B7
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
     Em7              Dm7   G7 C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa’s on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

They know that Santa’s on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

B7

Guitar chord B7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Christmas Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Christmas Song" by Chris Young.