"Text Me Merry Christmas" is a song performed by Straight No Chaser and Kristen Bell. It was written by Adam Schlesinger and David Javerbaum. The song was released on November 17, 2014.

Lyrics

Written to convey "how informal communication has become", the group picked Bell immediately upon deciding the song should be a duet. Bell found it "a blast" to perform in the

a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...

style. Bell's male counterpart is Michael Luginbill. The song touches on a common theme for Christmas music, that of being apart.

Reception

Upon release, ''Billboard'' called the tune both "catchy" and "goofy". Within three days of its release, the official YouTube video had garnered 1.7 million views. The song reached number 56 on the ''Billboard'' Holiday 100 on December 19, 2014.

Charts

References

{{reflist American Christmas songs Songs written by Adam Schlesinger 2014 songs Kristen Bell songs