Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. ~ Isaiah 7:14
Christmas Song Lyrics Compiled by Charles P. Scott
This Christmas
Lyrics
Hang all the mistletoe
I’m gonna get to know you better this Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it’s gonna be together
This Christmas
The fireside is blazing bright
We’re caroling through the night
This Christmas will be a very special Christmas for me
Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you
This Christmas
And as I look around
Your eyes outshine the town, they do this Christmas
The fireside is blazing bright
And we’re caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be a very special Christmas for me
The fireside is blazing bright
We’re caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be so special for you and me
We’ll be together to make this Christmas bright
About This Song
Since it first hung all the mistletoe 50 years ago, Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” has been the African-American community’s own personal holiday anthem.
“A lot of black people would say, ‘Christmas doesn’t start until we play ‘This Christmas,’ ” said Nadine McKinnor, 79, who co-wrote the song with Hathaway. “It always got love. It’s a Wakanda thing, honey!”
It was
released on December 9th, 1970, the tune has belonged to black people in a way that traditional carols, such as “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night” and ’30s and ’40s standards such as “Winter Wonderland” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” didn’t.
