A Merry Little Toast

[Verse 1] The record's playing low, the fire's burned to a glow, Coats are on the hooks and half the wine is gone. Somebody's laughing soft in the kitchen down the hall, And I could stay right here till dawn. [Pre-Chorus] So fill 'em up before the candles die — one more round, and here's the reason why: [Chorus] Here's to the folks who wore out my old chair, here's to the ones who couldn't make it there. To another lucky year, and the friends who pulled me through — a merry little toast, and merry Christmas, all of you. [Verse 2] The mistletoe's a little tired, the tree's a shade too tall, Grandma's out asleep behind her paper crown. There's a snow drift on the sill and a hush across it all, The kind of quiet that never lets you down. [Pre-Chorus] So raise 'em high, the hour's growing late — one more round before we hesitate: [Chorus] Here's to the folks who wore out my old chair, here's to the ones who couldn't make it there. To another lucky year, and the friends who pulled me through — a merry little toast, and merry Christmas, all of you. [Bridge] [soft] I've spent a few Decembers on my own, learned a full glass beats an empty room. And every name around this table's home — so darling, pour a little for the ones I'm missing too. [Chorus] [belted] So here's to the folks who filled up every chair, and here's to the season for keeping me right there. To another lucky year, and the love that got me through — a merry little toast, and merry Christmas... [Outro] [whispered] Merry Christmas, all of you.