Kid's sledding in Riverside and
Nighttime, horse-drawn carriage rides and
Fresh cider and hot chocolate too
The Radio City Rockettes Revue
Street vendors selling candied nuts
They're hawking peed and roasted chestnuts
Sure we got slush, but have you seen the Chrysler
Blanketed in white in the dead of winter?
Mama! Mama, you said this was just a phase
But I pledged my heart for always
To New York City at Christmastime
'Cause I've never seen a place dressed up so fine
Holiday markets with their candy cane stalls and
Salvation Army Santa Clauses
Radiators clanking, whistling away
And Macy's shopping for Christmas Day
Tourists skating by the Rockefeller tree
Locals at Bryant Park for free
Sure we've got crowds, but the wreaths at Grand Central
With their red ribbon bows got me sentimental
Mama! Mama, you said this was just a phase
But I pledged my heart for always
To New York City at Christmastime
'Cause I've never seen a place dressed up so fine
Lights strung up at every corner
Makes cold hearts a little bit warmer
The city trades its black and grey
For red and green on the holidays
Here's to sparkling Harlem lights
On those chilly December nights
And the neon sign at the Apollo
Leaving 125th all aglow
Yeah, there's no place I'd rather be
This time of year than this great city
"So, Merry Christmas!"
From little old me
To the one and only
New York City at Christmastime
Bet you've never seen a place
Never seen a place
Never seen a place dress up so fine
Ooh, can you feel it?
The magic in the air?
Under the arch by the fountain at Washington Square
Mama! Mama, you said this was just a phase
But I pledged my heart for always
To New York City at Christmastime
'Cause I've never seen a place
Dressed up so fine
