Let the Jingle Bells Rock Lyrics

[Intro]
What, you didn't know Christmas went hip-hop?
Check the clock, and let the jingle bells rock

[Verse 1]
Snow on my window pane, eating candy canes
Christmas is here, I feel it in my veins
To celebrate, the 25th is the date
It's time for love, it's not too late
Sit by the tree shining bright
Listening to the carols on the radio all night
Snuggle close with the one you love
Kiss while the mistletoe hangs above
You don't know what you're missing til you miss it
Christmas is fun, so get with it
What, you didn't know Christmas went hip-hop?
Check the clock, and let the jingle bells rock

[Verse 2]
I saw a wreath hanging on every door
Santa on the corner getting cash for the poor
People shopping, their eyes filled with gleam
Store windows have a Christmas theme
Chestnuts roasting, champagne toasting
Kids on the corner with their new toys, boasting
Open your heart, cause Tee has an earful
No time for hate, be cheerful
Snowflakes falling, relatives calling
It's Christmas so have a ball an'
Rock with Sweet Tee cause I'm pumping
When I'm in the place, I gets the party jumping
So get near it, I know you hear it
Tee's doing it up with the Christmas spirit
You said you didn't know Christmas went hip-hop?
Check the clock, and let the jingle bells rock
[Verse 3]
How many of you can seriously say
You heard a girl rock the mic this way?
I say it with feeling, add a little passion
But I do it in a ladylike fashion
On the go, whether fast or slow
I'm a pro, so my rhymes flow
Grab a friend and have some fun here
Christmas is once a year
Turn on your radio, rock with Sweet Tee
Shake your body to the Christmas beat, so
Now you know Christmas is hip-hop
Don't stop, let the jingle bells rock

[Verse 4]
The last day of the year is here, so now you know
At the stroke of twelve, you gotta let it go
Out with someone dear
Throw confetti, scream, "Happy New Year!"
In with the new, out with the old
Sweet Tee is signing off, and now you've been told to
Make it good, do it up right
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night

Let the jingle bells rock

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Genius Annotation

Sweet Tee’s 1987 quasi-answer song to Bobby Helms' 1950’s Xmas chestnut “Jingle Bell Rock”. Tee sticks up for rap’s place in the holiday season.

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