Music: Richard Currier
Words: Jim Piazza
Christmas in the air and my heart is here and there
The Yellow Rose of Texas is mistletoe to me
But come December, I suddenly remember
That Manhattan is the only place to be...
A Santa Claus on every block, Radio City Skyscrapers wrapped with a bow It's Christmas Eve around the clock, In New York City Wish you were here for the show Thought it won't be as merry without you tonight I've still got Broadway to make Christmas bright The neon glow of falling snow lights up
the city New York is Christmas to me If dreams come true and here they do Soon I'll be seeing New York at Christmas with you If you long for the song of a snow crested lark It's just a subway to old Central Park The neon glow of falling snow lights up the city New York is Christmas to me If dreams
come true and here they do Soon I'll be seeing New York at Christmas with you... Light up the City! New York is Christmas to me. ©2007 currier/piazza music Born Thomas James Tune, Tommy first introduced "New York At Christmas" to the stage in his off-Broadway review, White Tie and Tails, at The
Little Schubert Theater on West 42nd Street, NYC. THE MUSIC TO THE INTRO WOULD COME UP AND IT BEGAN TO SNOW ON STAGE! The President of The United States presented Tommy with The National Medal of Arts in November 2003. He added this honor to his already unprecedented nine Tony Awards in four diffe
rent categories plus, eight Drama Desk Awards, two Obie Awards, two (Fred) Astaire Awards, the American Dance Award, the Drama League Award, and the George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement... and they keep coming! Tommy has sung and danced for three U.S. Presidents, Queen Elizabeth II, The Roy
al Family of Monaco. In 1991, Gwen Verdon inducted him into Broadway's Theatre Hall of Fame, and Hollywood soon followed suit when three years later he was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame appropriately placed directly in front of the Capezio Dancewear shop. In 1965 Tommy fir
st danced on Broadway in the chorus of "Baker Street". In 1967 he was in A "Joyful Noise" and 1968, "How Now Dow Jones". Five years and countless raves later Tommy received his first Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in Michael Bennett's, "Seesaw". Tommy's directing debut was the Off-
Broadway hit, "The Club", in 1976. Back on Broadway, but this time as choreographer and co-director Tune gave us "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" followed by "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine", for which he won his second Tony Award, this time for Best Choreography. He returned to Of
f-Broadway in 1981 to direct the controversial production of Carol Churchill's "Cloud 9". The next year Tommy brought us "Nine", The Musical for which he won his third Tony, his first for directing a Broadway Musical. A double Tony Award win followed for Tommy as Best Actor in a Musical and Best Cho
reography for the Broadway hit "My One and Only" co-starring Twiggy. "Grand Hotel", The Musical followed with Tony wins for Best Choreography and Best Direction and the following year, Tommy did what no artist had done before when he won the same two prestigious honors back to back this time for, "T
he Will Rogers Follies". Tommy has shied away from Hollywood, appearing in only two films early in his career. He played Ambrose Kemper in "Hello, Dolly" starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Louis Armstrong and directed by Gene Kelly. Tommy played "Tommy" in Ken Russell's "T
he Boy Friend" and starred with Twiggy. In 1997 Tommy wrote, Footnotes, a memoir about his life in the theater. The same year he recorded Slow Dancin', a CD compilation of his favorite romantic ballads. The end of the millennium was the beginning of a dream come when he made his Las Vegas debut as
the star of EFX, the ninety million dollar spectacular at the MGM Grand Hotel. Tommy's latest production, Doctor Dolittle, toured the US in 2006. He resides in New York City and is currently preparing two original musicals for the near future. He spends the rest of his time painting. I first met T
ommy through our mutual friend Michel Stuart (original cast member of A Chorus Line) in 1974. I went to their loft "Giraffe House" to audition new songs for Tommy. Thirty years later, Tommy chose to sing "New York at Christmas" and it became an "Overnight Success". I forgot to mention that Tommy is
6 foot 6 and 1/2 inches tall, a really big guy! He is a truly brilliant, sweet and a very kind man. Wishing you a White Christmas... I hope you enjoy the song. Sincerely, Richard Currier Discover Tommy @: http://www.tommytune.com/

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