Sing ing (C)car ols,
(F)string ing (C)pop corn,
(F)mak ing (F)foot prints
in the (A)snow;
(Fm)mem ’ries,
Christ mas (A7)mem ’ries,
they’re the (Dm7)sweet est ones I (Bb)know.
(G7)Cook ies (C)bak ing
(F)in the (C)kitch en,
(F)cards and (F)rib bons
ev ’ry (A)where;
(Fm)frost y
Christ mas (A7)mem ’ries
float like (Dm7)sweet est ones I (Bb)know.
(G7)Cook ies (Dm7)snow flakes
in the (C)air.
And (Gm7)oh, the joy of (Eb)wak ing Christ mas (C)morn ing,
the (F)fam ’ly ’round the tree;
we (Am7)had a way of (F)mak ing Christ mas (D7sus)morn (D7)ing
as (G7)mer ry as can be.
I close my eyes and see shin y (C)fac es of all the (C)chil dren who now have (F)child ren
of their (A)own.
(Fm7)Fun ny, but comes De (A)cem ber and I re (D9)mem ber
ev ’ry (G11)Christ mas
I’ve (C)known.
This page shows “Christmas Mem'ries” by Frank Sinatra in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 76 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.