Christmas is the time to say I love you Share the joys of laughter and good cheer Christmas is the time to say I love you And a feeling that will last all through the year On the corner carolers are singing there's a touch of magic in the air from grownup to minor no one could be finer times are hard but no one seems to care Christmas Eve and all the world is watching Santa guides his reindeer through the dark from rooftop to chimney from Harlem to Bimini they will find a way into your heart Christmas is the time to say I love you Share the joys of laughter and good cheer Christmas is the time to say I love you And a feeling that will last all through the year Just outside the window snow is falling but here beside the fire we share the glow of moonlight and brandy sweet talk and candy sentiments that everyone should know Memories of the year that lays behind us wishes for the year that's yet to come and it stands to reason that good friends in season make you feel that life has just begun Christmas is the time to say I love you Share the joys of laughter and good cheer Christmas is the time to say I love you And a feeling that will last all through the year So when spirits grow lighter and hopes are shinin' brighter then you know that Christmas time is here