THIS CHRISTMAS
Nadine MacKinnor / ‘Donny Pitts’ 1970)


Also sung by:

Dianna Ross
Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Temptations
The Jets
Patti LaBelle
Gloria Estevan- 1995
Usher
Four Tops
Christina Aguilera
Chicago
Harry Connick Jr.
Boyz II Men
Aretha Franklin
Jordan Pruitt
Carole King
Lady Antebellum
Olivia Newton-John
Mary J. Blige
And many more…


Lyrics as released by Donny Hathaway 1970 as a 
’45 rpm Atco single’




Hang all the mistletoe
I’m goin’ to get to know you
Better, this Christmas.

And as we trim the tree
How much fun it’s goin’ to be
Together, this Christmas.

Fireside is blazin’ bright
With carollin’ through the night
And 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.

Fireside is blazin’ bright
With carollin’ through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me.

Yeah…

Shake a hand, shake a hand.

(bridge)

Ummm, the fireside is blazin’ bright
With carollin’ through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me.

Yeah…

Merry Christmas.

Shake a hand, shake a hand.

Wish your brother Merry Christmas.

All over the land.

Yeah…

Merry Christmas.

Merry, Merry Christmas.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

(fade)

NOTES:

Donny Edward Hathaway was a jazz, blues, soul and 
gospel singer who also played keyboards.
‘Donny Pitts’ was his stage name…
Pitts was the last name of his grandmother.
He is perhaps best known for this song which he co-wrote.


(Contributed by Sören Sjögren - January 2003
updated by David Story- December 2013))