Spoken:nChristmas in the city, boynAin't nothing like it n(Word up)nYo, remember last yearnI think nWe was on tour last yearnI ain't tryin’ to be n(Word up) in the citynThat's what I wantnChristmas in the citynnChristmas jams nAt the tunnelnChop through hustle nAnd bustlenSnow and lights nMake wonderlandnOut of this nConcrete junglennThere's a miracle nOn 34th StreetnOn a train nYeah, that ladynWith all them bags nYou seennRadio City nFor the Christmas shownWe making angels nIn the snownGiving honey nLots of kisses nUnder MistletoennSnowball fights nAt courtyardsnSee Spanish Harlem nSing Feliz NavidadnNew York state of mindnAt Christmas timenIn the citynnAll the children nShowingnTheir new clothes nAnd toys and thingsnThat they got nFor Christmas nThis yearnTheir full nOf happiness nAnd cheernnOn Christmas nIn the citynI'm so glad nI'm livingnTo see another nChristmas DaynGot to show the Lord nI appreciatenHis blessings nOn this special daynIt's Christmas nIn the city n(Hey)nnChorus:nChristmas in the cityn(Christmas in the city)nAin't no place nI'd rather be (yeah, oh)nOut of all nThe places I could benI'd rather ben(I'd rather be)nIn New York, chillynnRockefeller CenternHas the biggest nChristmas tree of allnYou can go downtown nAnd see it allnI guarantee nYou'll have a ballnOn Christmas nIn the citynnSomething about nThis atmospherenMakes me want nTo stay right herenI can see nThe city lightsnWatch nThe cab drivers fuss nAnd fight on BroadwaynAnd it's Christmas nChristmas, yeahnn(Chorus 2x)nnI want to be chillynLa, la, la ,la ,lanLa, la, la, la, lanOut of all the places nI could benI'd rather be home nChillynn(Chorus 3x)n