| C | Em | |
| City sidewalks, busy sidewalks |
| F | |
| Dressed in Holiday style |
| G7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | |
| In the air there's a feeling of Christmas |
| C | Em | |
| Children laughing, people passing |
| F | |
| Meeting smile after smile |
| G7 | C | |
| And on every street corner you hear |
| C | F | |
| Silver bells, silver bells |
| G | D7 | G7 | C | G | /a | /b | |
| It's Christmas-time in the city |
| C | F | |
| Ring-a-ling, hear them ring |
| G | D7 | G7 | C | G7 | |
| Soon it will be Christmas day |
| C | Em | |
| Strings of street lights, even stop lights |
| F | |
| Blink a bright red and green |
| G7 | Dm7 | C | |
| As the shoppers run home with their treasures |
| C | Em | |
| Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch |
| F | |
| This is Santa's big scene |
| G7 | C | |
| And above all the bustle you hear... |
| C | F | |
| Silver bells, silver bells |
| G | D7 | G7 | C | G | /a | /b | |
| It's Christmas-time in the city |
| C | F | |
| Ring-a-ling, hear them ring |
| G | D7 | G7 | C | G7 | F | C/E | Dm7 | C | |
| Soon it will be Christmas day |