Words & Music by Lee Mendelson & Vince Guaraldi Recorded by Vince Guaraldi, 1965 From the Peanuts Christmas TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas"*
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Christ - mas time is here, hap - pi - ness and cheer, AM7 F#m Bm Bm7 Fun for all that chil - dren call Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9 Their fav' - rite time of year.
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Snow - flakes in the air, car - ols ev' - ry - where, AM7 F#m Bm Bm7 Ol - den times and an - cient rhymes Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9 Of love and dreams to share.
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Sleigh bells in the air; beau - ty ev' - ry - where; A AM7 C#m7-5 F#m Yule - tide by the fire - side D9 Bm7-5 Dm6 E7 And joy - ful mem' - ries there.
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Christ - mas time is here; fam'lies be draw - ing near; AM7 F#m Bm Bm7 Oh, that we could al - ways see Bm7/E D9 Dm6 Bm7-5 AM7/9 Such spi - rit through the year.