Lonely This Christmas
Mud
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Try to imagine a house that's not a home Try to imagine a Christmas all alone That s where I'll be since you left me My tears could melt the snow What can I do without you? I've got no place, no place to go It'll be lonely this Christmas Without you to hold It'll be lonely this Christmas Lonely and cold It'll be cold, so cold, without you to hold This Christmas Each time I remember the day you went away And how I would listen to the things you had to say I just break down as I look around And the only things I see Are emptiness and loneliness And an unlit Christmas tree It'll be lonely this Christmas Without you to hold It'll be lonely this Christmas Lonely and cold It'll be cold, so cold, without you to hold This Christmas You remember last year when you and I were here We never thought there'd be an end And I remember looking at you then And I remember thinking that Christmas Must have been made for us 'Cause darling, this is the time of year That you really, you really need love When it means so very, very much (It'll be lonely this Christmas) So it ll be lonely this Christmas (Without you to hold) without you to hold (It'll be lonely this Christmas) It ll be so very lonely this Christmas (Lonely and cold) lonely and cold It'll be lonely this Christmas Without you to hold It'll be lonely this Christmas Lonely and cold It'll be cold, so cold, without you to hold This Christmas Merry Christmas, darling, wherever you are
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Written by: Jeremy Lanning, Michael Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Lonely This Christmas" was released on 29th November 1974.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for four weeks, becoming the third number one hit single for the band Mud.
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Band Information"Mud" is a British glam rock band that was formed in February 1966. Their lineup included Rob Davis, Les Gray, Ray Stiles, and Dave Mount. "Lonely This Christmas" is one of their most popular songs.
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Song Style"Lonely This Christmas" mimics the style of Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career. The song's spoken-word bridge is directly influenced by similar passages in Presley’s hit, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
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SongwriterThe song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, who were a popular British songwriting team in the 70s.
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Re-recordingsLead singer Les Gray re-recorded the song in 1982 after the band had split and then again in 2004, a year before his death.
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ReceptionDespite its melancholic tone and lyrics, the song has remained a popular Christmas song in the UK.
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CertificationBy end of 1974, “Lonely This Christmas” had sold over 685,000 copies and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.
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LegacyThe song continues to receive regular airplay over the Christmas season in the UK and it has been covered multiple times by artists such as KT Tunstall and Blue.
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UK Christmas Number OneThe song is the second of two Mud tracks to top UK charts, and the only one to be Christmas number one. The other was "Tiger Feet".
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