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Christmas Is Back

by The Heathen And The Holy

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2021 - we were back! With Christmas fully reinstated and the burden of expectation weighing on our minds, there was no time to lose. The stakes were high but we delivered our most swinging, most feel-good offering yet, “Christmas Is Back”. Like an overly-burdened Christmas tree, the brass and string arrangement teetered on the brink of collapse, some chords defying any sensible attempt at nomenclature. The lyrics oozed heartwarming Christmas cheer and our sources at The North Pole tell us that it’s become a mainstay on Santa’s Christmas Eve playlist.

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Santa’s cruising at altitude, Christmas is back!
Yea he knows what he’s gotta do, Christmas is back!
It’s the end of the year and the magic is here,
And it feels like it never left,
Got the mistletoe hanging, Christmas is back!
Mmm this mulled wine is banging! Christmas is back!
Yea the season is here and the moment is near,
And it feels like it never left,

Goodwill to all men, together again,
We’re coming in out of the cold, Brrrrr!
It’s time to believe in the Christmas dream,
In a feeling that never gets older,

It’s the roar of the fire! Christmas is back!
It’s the sound of a choir, Christmas is back!
It’s the pop of the cork and the year of the Port,
And it feels like it never left,
It’s the smiles of the children, Christmas is back!
It’s the smell of the Stilton Christmas is back!
It’s the snack of the cracker, the meaningless chatter,
And it feels like it never left,

Goodwill to all men, He, she or them!
We’re coming in out of the cold, Brrrrr!
It’s time to believe in the Christmas dream,
It’s a feeling that never gets old,

When the bottles are empty, yet there’s Stilton a-plenty
When we’ve eaten too much, but the sprouts are untouched!
We’ll remember that we were here.
It’s January the 1st, the bauble has burst,
The Christmas tree’s sagging, and Granny is flagging,
It’s all gone flat, Summer holiday chat,
Let’s remember that we were here,
Let’s remember that we were here,

Merry Christmas everyone, Christmas is back!
And season’s greetings to you all, Christmas is back!
Pass me the ginger wine!
And it feels like it never left,
Good to see you Robert Christmas is back!
Mince pie anyone? Christmas is back!
The Heathen And The Holy,
And it feels like it never left,
Feels like it never left, Feels like it never left,
Feels like it never left, Feels like it never left,
Feels like it never left, Feels like it never left,
Feels like it never left, Feels like it never left…

credits

released December 9, 2022
Fred Abbott - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano
Tom Hobden - Vocals, Strings
Tom Figgins - BVs
Nick Etwell - Trumpet
Recorded at Renegade Studios

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The Heathen And The Holy London, UK

Purveyors of the World's finest Christmas songs since 2014, Tom Hobden and Fred Abbott of indie folk legends Noah And The Whale.

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