(Harlan Howard - Hank Cochran)

Chorus:
What a merry Christmas this could be
If you would just come back to me
And say that you've forgiven me
What a merry Christmas this could be.

It was just last Christmas that we quarreled and you walk out
I knew I was wrong but you'd come back I had not doubt
Now a year has rolled around this Christmas once again
And what I'd give if you'd come walkin' in.

Chorus:
What a merry Christmas this could be
If you would just come back to me
And say that you've forgiven me
What a merry Christmas this could be.

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Chorus:
What a merry Christmas this could be
If you would just come back to me
And say that you've forgiven me
What a merry Christmas this could be.

What a merry Christmas this could be...