Merry, merry Christmas baby, though you're with someone new Thought I'd send a card to say Wish this joyous holiday would find me close to you-ou-ou Merry, merry Christmas baby and a Happy New Year to-o-o 'twas a Christmas Eve we met, a holiday I won't forget For that's when we fell in love I still remember the gift you gave so-o-o-o dear This love I hold within my heart from year to year though we're apart. Have a merry, merry Christmas baby and a Happy New Year to-o-o I am hoping that you'll find a love as true as mine To last a lifetime through.