The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Ha ha ha
Come here!
Got a package
Wait, wait I know what I want for Christmas
What you want?
I want T-Boz to get me ah, some headphone sets
And I want Left Eye to make me a, uh, make me a fly dress!
Well Merry Christmas from TLC!
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (I want you to have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
Ring-ting-tingling too
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is fallin'
And friends are calling you
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (I want you to have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Uh-huh reindeer, presents, happiness (yeah right, check it out...)
Giddiup, giddiup, giddiup and away we go
In winter wonderland
Off we ride in the snow (ho ho ho)
With the left everything is grand
Sleigh ride if you like me baby
Don't be scared take my hand
T to the Left Eye see, if you can take a glide
Giddiup the guts and step on up
So we can sleigh ride
Cheeks so nice and rosy, comfy cozy are we
(Nice and cozy)
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
So let's take the road before us, sing a chorus or two, oh
C'mon it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
(Let's have a)
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (let's have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Um jingle bells, Batman smells
Robin laid a- (yeah right)
Up, up and away
If we're flyin in the sleigh
Home alone Christmas Eve
Make-believe it's time to play
So let's flow on this snow with a sack on my back
'Cause Santa's tryin to mack in his Cadillac
Ridin' and a ridin'
But when it gets to decidin'
He's a slippin' and a slidin' in his own sleigh ride
Ooh
Have a merry little Christmas
(A merry little christmas) oh yeah, hey yeah
Uh, uh, A merry little Christmas
Oh, oh (check it)
Baby don't you know I'm home
Don't want to spend the night alone
A very merry Christmas
Would ya want to spend it with me?
It's somethin' in the way I care
About the times that we have shared
It's a very merry Christmas
Would you want to spend it with me?
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (let's have a)
Have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Let's have a very merry Christmas (ho ho ho)
Come here!
Got a package
Wait, wait I know what I want for Christmas
What you want?
I want T-Boz to get me ah, some headphone sets
And I want Left Eye to make me a, uh, make me a fly dress!
Well Merry Christmas from TLC!
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (I want you to have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
Ring-ting-tingling too
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is fallin'
And friends are calling you
It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (I want you to have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Uh-huh reindeer, presents, happiness (yeah right, check it out...)
Giddiup, giddiup, giddiup and away we go
In winter wonderland
Off we ride in the snow (ho ho ho)
With the left everything is grand
Sleigh ride if you like me baby
Don't be scared take my hand
T to the Left Eye see, if you can take a glide
Giddiup the guts and step on up
So we can sleigh ride
Cheeks so nice and rosy, comfy cozy are we
(Nice and cozy)
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
So let's take the road before us, sing a chorus or two, oh
C'mon it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
(Let's have a)
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (let's have a)
Very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Um jingle bells, Batman smells
Robin laid a- (yeah right)
Up, up and away
If we're flyin in the sleigh
Home alone Christmas Eve
Make-believe it's time to play
So let's flow on this snow with a sack on my back
'Cause Santa's tryin to mack in his Cadillac
Ridin' and a ridin'
But when it gets to decidin'
He's a slippin' and a slidin' in his own sleigh ride
Ooh
Have a merry little Christmas
(A merry little christmas) oh yeah, hey yeah
Uh, uh, A merry little Christmas
Oh, oh (check it)
Baby don't you know I'm home
Don't want to spend the night alone
A very merry Christmas
Would ya want to spend it with me?
It's somethin' in the way I care
About the times that we have shared
It's a very merry Christmas
Would you want to spend it with me?
Let's have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer (let's have a)
Have a very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year (and a happy new year)
Filled with love and joy and happiness
And lots of good cheer
Let's have a very merry Christmas (ho ho ho)
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Sleigh Ride Lyrics as written by Mitchell Parish Leroy Anderson
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