Snow covered rooftops, lights on the trees   The sound of singing I hear down every street   Families have gathered from miles away   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day      You see that old tree down Cotton Lane   Those lights keep shining, it's always the same   We hear the church bells ring out to say   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day      Swing the lights and hang the stockings   Decorate with green and red   Made the cookies for old Santa   Made a runway for his sled      Singing carols on a sleigh ride   Gather 'round the manger scene   Open presents, read the letters   And together we will sing      Oh, Merry Christmas, joy to the world   For every nation, for every boy and girl      Let's light a candle, for peace we pray   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day   It's Christmas day, it's Christmas day, oh      Let's light a candle, for peace we pray   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day   Oh, Merry Christmas, it's Christmas day, oh, ooh