A Great Big Sled
The Killers
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This snowman is shaping up to be an eight but not out of ten The robots awake to find that they've been taped down Wondering when they break though these chains But little boys have action toys for brains I'm living proof, it can last a long time, now the girls up The street are innocent and sweet while their all in bed They got their makeup and dreams of wonderland Sprinkled inside their heads soon they will change But tonight Hollywood hills never seem so strange Their mothers pray it will last a long time I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow I wanna relearn what I already know Just let me take flight dressed in red Through the night on a great big sled I wanna wish you merry Christmas Ho, ho, ho Now the boys are all grown up And there working their fingers to the bone They go around chasing them girls on the weekend You know they still can't be alone I've been raking my brain With thoughts of peace and love How on earth did we get so mixed up I pray to God, it don't last a long time I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow I wanna relearn what I already know Just let me take flight dressed in red Through the night on a great big sled I hear the sound of bells There's something on the roof I wonder what this night will bring I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow I wanna relearn what I already know Just let me take flight dressed in red Through the night on a great big sled I wanna wish you merry Christmas Can't do that I wanna wish you merry Christmas Can't do that
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Written by: Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr. Vannucci
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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11 facts about this song
Release Details"A Great Big Sled" was released on November 20, 2006, as a digital download.
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Band's TraditionIt was the first of The Killer's annual Christmas singles, a tradition the band continued for ten years until 2016.
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Charity CausesAll proceeds from the sale of the song have been donated to the Product Red campaign, which was co-founded by Bono from U2 to raise money towards ending AIDS in Africa.
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Collaborations"A Great Big Sled" features guest vocals by Toni Halliday, who was the lead vocalist for the band Curve.
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Christmas ThemeDespite being released by a rock band, the song is a festive tune and lyrically revolves around the theme of Christmas.
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Song CreationBrandon Flowers, the lead vocalist of The Killers, wrote the song in under an hour.
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Music VideoThe music video for "A Great Big Sled" is a stylized animation created by graphic artist Jarod Hargreaves.
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PerformanceThe song was only performed live a handful of times by The Killers, including once on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2006.
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Chart Performance"A Great Big Sled" reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Album InclusionAlthough initially released as a standalone single, "A Great Big Sled" was later included on The Killers' compilation album "Don't Waste Your Wishes," released in 2016.
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Song InspirationLyrically, the track is about Brandon Flowers' nostalgia for the innocence of childhood Christmases. The lead singer has acknowledged that the song alludes to his own childhood memories.
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