We walked down the street as the snow started falling
Stamping our feet, all the taxi cabs crawling
You said, "I'm so cold I can't remember my name"
And I said, "The same"
He took her photo and said he adored her
A New York martini, it literally floored her
And we played Miss America over again
And again and again
Oh, and that was a New York Christmas, baby
Oh, that was the way it should be done
Oh, we saw the sights, the tinsel and lights
Looking down the barrel of a gun
Now years have gone by and we're all so much older
The winters got warmer, then last year's got colder
And we've all learned some things about how the time goes
That we'd rather not know
Oh, but that was a New York Christmas, baby
Snowflakes like diamonds in our hair
And we watched them all sparkle and fall
Something almost true was in the air
Yeah, that was our New York Christmas, baby
Yeah, that was the way it was back then
Oh, we saw the sights, tinsel and lights
You kissed me in the snow and that was when
I fell in love with Christmas once again