I can’t get over the fact that Ed Sheeran is just as good without a band as he is with one. So many artists need all the extra sound to cover up for things, but all he needs is a guitar and a mic and WOW!
was scrolling expecting the comment 'so much better than studio version' and was not disapointed ! there's no need to compare - the studio version is perfect, let's leave it at that !
bloody hell i like this version more than the original ( no offense Elton). And did you all notice how ed is in tune all of a sudden ! Amazing talent!!
Interesting, seeing how he performs bad habits I assumed he would have keyed the song down a bit considering the key would be a bit difficult to keep live , I'm pleasantly surprised, great performance ed!
Tudas as musica do ed me fazem lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 🧡💛🎆
Alem de ser o melhor cantor de sempre ele fas me lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💛💖🧡
Much better version. I think ( my personal opinion) he should ditch the bans he is using (not this song with Elton) and just go back to the loop pedal. His music is much richer sounding. More personal a d sweeter to my ears.
Intro: Ed Sheeran] Build the fire and gather 'round the tree Fill the glass and maybe come and sing with me [Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John] So kiss me under the mistletoe Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go Next year, you never know But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll Dance in the kitchen while embers glow We've both known love, but this love we got is the bеst of all I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know My God, you look bеautiful Right now, Merry Christmas [Verse 1: Ed Sheeran & Elton John] The fire is raging on And we'll all sing along to the song Just having so much fun While we're here, can we all spare a thought For the ones who have gone? Merry Christmas, everyone [Bridge: Choir] Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah [Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John] So just keep kissin' me under the mistletoe Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go Next year, you never know But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll Dance in the kitchen while embers glow We've both known love, but this love we got is the best of all I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know My God, you look beautiful Right now, Merry Christmas [Verse 2: Ed Sheeran & Elton John] I feel it when it comes Every year helpin' us carry on Filled up with so much love All our family and friends are together Where we all belong Merry Christmas, everyone [Bridge: Choir] Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah [Outro: Ed Sheeran & Elton John] It's Christmas time for you and I We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas It's Christmas time for you and I We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas It's Christmas time for you and I We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas It's Christmas time for you and I We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas time
Tudas as musica do ed me fazem lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💖🧡💛
Alem de ser o melhor cantor de sempre ele fas me lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💛💖🧡
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I can’t get over the fact that Ed Sheeran is just as good without a band as he is with one. So many artists need all the extra sound to cover up for things, but all he needs is a guitar and a mic and WOW!
And a loop pedal 😉
And a pianist 😉
and piano and sleigh bells... Seriously, you are right even if slightly inaccurate. I like this stripped down version more than the 'proper' one.
It’s called talent
Ed is absolutely great, with or without loop pedals or bands! :) A true talent and worth all the success he've gotten!
A very difficult song to sing live due the such high key , got to give it to ed such a talented man
I love him whatever he sings, especially when it’s just him and his guitar! He’s amazing!
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We are going to be hearing this song for many many years to come at Christmas time. A great holiday classic has been made . Thank you.
Love this song can't stop playing it I live in Australia when I watch the clip in the snow soooooooo homesick
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Hi!!! This is a beautiful song. Ed has such a wonderful voice...Great songs. GOD Bless this young man...A Fan from OHIO!!!...🦋
Beautifull! The voice, the songs, the creativity... Merry and happy cristhmas . May your songs bring joy to everyone.
His voice sounds like the one in studio! Well done 👍👏💯
A beautiful voice, love it.
Tellement ❤
Love Ed's voice it's historical
Such a beautiful Christmas song!! It's like all the Christmas feels in one. Do drop by for Piano version too
I hope I get to meet Ed Sheeran before my last Christmas comes for me ;v;
Quel artiste! Je ne me lasse pas de l’écouter
Such a beautiful song, it touched my heart with tears! It has been a hard year for me also. Thank you Ed. Merry Christmas
Esto es una maravilla de la musica., Viva
🎉
fantastic live performance! ed sheeran you've gotta release a christmas album!!
No one does that. There is such a thing as too much Christmas
Im in love with his smile♥️
Thanks for the post! This is a.blessing!
Peace on earth, you are me I'm you.🤗💖merry xmas
Ed Sheehan he is an amazing singer, Merry Christmas to you Ed and your family 🎄
was scrolling expecting the comment 'so much better than studio version' and was not disapointed ! there's no need to compare - the studio version is perfect, let's leave it at that !
He’s so good 😊
Love him!!! ❤
Exitos, Ed Sheeran, jobenes como èl ,que pueblen mas y mas el mundo,Paraguay
It's chritmas time, merry chritmas, what a beautiful song
Perfect song for Christmas.
he his the best that english music gives to the world.....
Gracias Feliz Navidad muy bonita cansion
What a simply sensational festive room 😍 ❤ 🎄 🎄 ⛄ ☃️
Impeccable as always!!!!
Merry Christmas from here I'm the Philippines 🌴😁💗
bloody hell i like this version more than the original ( no offense Elton). And did you all notice how ed is in tune all of a sudden ! Amazing talent!!
Me too!!
大好き❤️
Si bon d'écouter cette chanson avant Noël, surtout en cette période si compliquée.
I much prefer this version on his own. Fantastic
I love Elton and Ed for this.
Shame they couldn't be together.
The Sausage song has the two of them on it also, so maybe a double no. 1 for them!!
Sing, Ed. Just keep singing...
Thank you. Merry Christmas 🎄🙏Happy New Year 💖🙏
this is beautiful// thanks for this
So talented! Love it!
unbeatable live performance. so good OMG, this song is so difficult to song
Hope you love my cover of Ed’s new Christmas tune Leung! Can we get to 100 subscribers by Christmas? 🎁✨ ruclips.net/video/arJpSdDzLfA/видео.html
Love this version
Sameee 🎁✨🥲 Hope you love my cover of Ed’s new Christmas tune Jayne! Can we get to 100 subscribers by 2022? 🎁✨ ruclips.net/video/arJpSdDzLfA/видео.html
Талант❤️ Эд поцелованный боженькой❤️❤️
Love it !!!
Interesting, seeing how he performs bad habits I assumed he would have keyed the song down a bit considering the key would be a bit difficult to keep live , I'm pleasantly surprised, great performance ed!
Hope you love my cover of Ed’s new Christmas tune! Can we get to 100 subscribers by 2022? 🎁✨ ruclips.net/video/arJpSdDzLfA/видео.html
Could be a new Christmas classic....
the song is so good!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EG ♥️🎄♥️🥰🎄♥️
Ed Sheeran doesn't need a autotune he sounds the same in the videos
Wunderschön!!!! Merry Christmas time you Ed Sheeran!!!!
Love Ed Sheeran ❤️
Love it ❤
Hope you love my cover of Ed’s new Christmas tune Angie! Can we get to 100 subscribers by Christmas? 🎁✨ ruclips.net/video/arJpSdDzLfA/видео.html
🌲Merry🌲Christmas🎁⚘
what a Brave guy, with army or alone...
Your AMAZING
So nice, love it
Beautiful♥️♥️
진짜 크리스마스 기대된다💕💕
Verry good👍👍👏👏👏💕💕💕
Build a fire and gather 'round the tree
Fill a glass and maybe come and sing with me
So kiss me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas
We'll dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the best of all
I wish you could see it through my eyes then you would know
My God, you look beautiful right now
Merry Christmas
The fire is raging on
And we'll all sing along to the song
Just having so much fun
While we're here, can we all spare a thought
For the ones who have gone?
Merry Christmas, everyone
So just keep kissing me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas
We'll dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the best of all
I wish you could see it through my eyes then you would know
My God, you look beautiful right now
Merry Christmas
I feel it when it comes
Every year, helping us carry on
Filled up with so much love
All the family and friends all together
Where we all belong
Merry Christmas, everyone
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a merry Christmas time
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Songwriters: Edward Christopher Sheeran / Elton John
Merry Christmas lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Marry Christmas every body❤❤❤🎉
Love it！🎄🎀🎄🎀💝💖
Merry Xmas
I miss Elton's voice in this. He really energizes a song.
Tudas as musica do ed me fazem lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 🧡💛🎆
I just can't believe Ed Sheehan was sining by himself
Intro: Ed Sheeran]
Build the fire and gather 'round the tree
Fill the glass and maybe come and sing with me
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
So kiss me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll
Dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the bеst of all
I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know
My God, you look bеautiful
Right now, Merry Christmas
[Verse 1: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
The fire is raging on
And we'll all sing along to the song
Just having so much fun
While we're here, can we all spare a thought
For the ones who have gone?
Merry Christmas, everyone
[Bridge: Choir]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
So just keep kissin' me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll
Dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the best of all
I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know
My God, you look beautiful
Right now, Merry Christmas
[Verse 2: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
I feel it when it comes
Every year helpin' us carry on
Filled up with so much love
All our family and friends are together
Where we all belong
Merry Christmas, everyone
[Bridge: Choir]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas time
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“Merry Christmas” serves as Ed Sheeran’s first Christmas song, and serves as Elton John’s second Christmas single, following the release of 1973’s “Step Into Christmas”.
In an interview with NPO Radio 2 in October 2021, Ed revealed that Sir Elton asked him to do a song with him the previous year after the success of “Step into Christmas”. He also recalled writing the chorus of the song the same day he was asked by Sir Elton.
On 29 November 2021, Ed Sheeran and Elton John both announced the collaboration and its release date. They also stated that all proceeds from the song in the United Kingdom will go towards donations for the Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
In November 2021, on an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ed Sheeran revealed that he went to stay with John after writing the song’s chorus, in which they ended up making three Christmas songs together with “Merry Christmas” being one of them.
The second Christmas song they’ve written is called “Pull My Christmas Cracker, You’ll Get More Than A Bang”.
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The Lockdown Sessions (Christmas Edition) (2021)
Elton John
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Merry Christmas
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Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
3.
Always Love You
4.
Learn to Fly
5.
After All
6.
Chosen Family (Remix)
7.
The Pink Phantom
8.
It’s a sin (global reach mix)
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Nothing Else Matters
10.
Orbit
11.
Simple Things
12.
Beauty in the Bones
13.
ONE OF ME
14.
E-Ticket
15.
Finish Line
16.
Stolen Car
17.
I’m Not Gonna Miss You (Remix)
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Credits
Written By
Elton John & Ed Sheeran
Background Vocals
Kevin Myers, Layla Ley, Michael Harrison, Nic Minns, Subrina McCalla & Zalika Henry
Mastering Engineer
Stuart Hawkes
Keyboards
Steve Mac
Bass
Steve Mac
Additional Credits
Mark “Spike” Stent & Dann Pursey
Piano
Elton John
Guitar
John Parricelli & Ed Sheeran
Drums
Chris Laws
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Matt Wolach, Kieran Scott Beardmore & Charlie Holmes
Primary Artists
Ed Sheeran & Elton John
Release Date
December 3, 2021
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Alem de ser o melhor cantor de sempre ele fas me lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💛💖🧡
Beautiful, prefer it to the original.
Yesss,amaizing.
🎄
Nice bro
🥰🥰🥰
Super
🎄❤️👍
❤🌲🎅🏽
💕💕💕💕
Like it😅
Spare a thought for the ones who gone they written this way back in January good foresight
👏🌲👍💖
Класс
Like that's
What do you call that instrument that is like tambourine that Ed used at start of the song?
Love it and miss Elton’s energy
Much better version. I think ( my personal opinion) he should ditch the bans he is using (not this song with Elton) and just go back to the loop pedal. His music is much richer sounding. More personal a d sweeter to my ears.
Merry crysman
but, where's Mr.Elton John
I miss Elton
あなたは私の全てです。
2023 6 24
Elton looks young here :)
A little rough.....he's singing at the top of or slightly beyond his vocal range
Elton John is missing
1.40 doesn't sound like Ed lol
This is really good, but the original one is really a cheesy Christmas song. This version is darker......
Half that good without Elton. He is missing.
Amazing how they knocked out Ed´s guitar to level zero. Crapwork from superhonks
No like
Intro: Ed Sheeran]
Build the fire and gather 'round the tree
Fill the glass and maybe come and sing with me
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
So kiss me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll
Dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the bеst of all
I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know
My God, you look bеautiful
Right now, Merry Christmas
[Verse 1: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
The fire is raging on
And we'll all sing along to the song
Just having so much fun
While we're here, can we all spare a thought
For the ones who have gone?
Merry Christmas, everyone
[Bridge: Choir]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
So just keep kissin' me under the mistletoe
Pour out the wine, let's toast and pray for December snow
I know there's been pain this year, but it's time to let it go
Next year, you never know
But for now, Merry Christmas, we'll
Dance in the kitchen while embers glow
We've both known love, but this love we got is the best of all
I wish you could see you through my eyes, then you would know
My God, you look beautiful
Right now, Merry Christmas
[Verse 2: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
I feel it when it comes
Every year helpin' us carry on
Filled up with so much love
All our family and friends are together
Where we all belong
Merry Christmas, everyone
[Bridge: Choir]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro: Ed Sheeran & Elton John]
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas
It's Christmas time for you and I
We'll have a good night and a Merry Christmas time
Tudas as musica do ed me fazem lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💖🧡💛
Alem de ser o melhor cantor de sempre ele fas me lembrar o meu leaozinho aqui no nosso sofa I ao pe do nosso aremario castanho eu gostaria que ele gostasse desta musica elsabete Goncalves aaa 💛💖🧡