Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Everybody knows
The turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Mita wejku'et San'ti Kla's
Because Santa Claus is coming
Pikwelk wejkwa'toq papitaqn kutanminaq
He's bringing lots of toys to our reserve
Aq te'sit mijua'ji'j kimapitew
And so many children will sneak peeks
Na nuku' tl-na'ms"i"t k"i"tu' tlimuloq
And now all I want to say to you all
Nutqo'ltioq aq kisikuultioq
You young people and elders
Tlia' ki's nutasik aq mil-ktunkasik
Although it's been heard and said in many ways
Wli-Nuelewi nikma'j
Merry Christmas my friend
Translation, lyrics, and performance copyright (c) 2001 Dr. Bernie Francis