Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens - Ukulele Chords
Intro (First 2 lines)
[C] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 1
Snow is [C]falling, all a-[Am]round me [F]
Children [C]playing, [G]having [C]fun.
[G]It's the [C]season of love and under-[Am]standing [F]
Merry [C]Christmas [G]every-[C]one!
Verse 2
Time for [C]parties and cele-[Am]bration [F]
People [C]dancing [G]all night [C]long.
[G]Time for [C]presents and exchanging [Am]kisses [F]
Time for [C]singing [G]Christmas [C]songs.
Chorus
[Am]We're gonna [F]have a [C]party to-[G]night,
[Am]I'm gonna [F]find that girl,
[C]Underneath the mistletoe, and [G]kiss by candlelight .
Verse 3
Room is [C]swaying, records [Am]playing [F]
All the [C]old songs, [G]we love to [C]hear.
[G]Oh I [C]wish that every day was [Am]Christmas [F]
What a [C]nice way to [G]spend a [C]year.
Verse 4
Snow is [C]falling, all a-[Am]round me [F]
Children [C]playing, [G]having [C]fun.
[G]It's the [C]season of love and under-[Am]standing [F]
Merry [C]Christmas [G]every-[C]one!
Chorus
[Am]We're gonna [F]have a [C]party to-[G]night,
[Am]I'm gonna [F]find that girl,
[C]Underneath the mistletoe, and [G]kiss by candlelight .
Verse 5
Snow is [C]falling, all a-[Am]round me [F]
Children [C]playing, [G]having [C]fun.
[G]It's the [C]season of love and under-[Am]standing [F]
Merry [C]Christmas [G]every-[C]one!
Merry [C]Christmas [G]every-[C]one!
Oh, Merry [C]Christmas [G]every-[C]one!
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The Story Behind the Song
“Merry Christmas Everyone” was released in 1985 and became one of the most iconic modern Christmas pop songs in the UK. It was performed by Welsh singer Shakin’ Stevens and written by Scottish songwriter Bob Heatlie.
At the time, Stevens was already one of the UK’s biggest hitmakers, and his team wanted a Christmas single that could compete with long-standing seasonal classics. The song was released in late 1985 and quickly reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on Christmas Day, becoming the Christmas No. 1.
Over the years, “Merry Christmas Everyone” has become a staple of British holiday music, regularly re-entering charts and being played every December, strongly associated with the festive season in the UK.