No Kiss Under The Mistletoe [SINGLE]

by The Subway Choir

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1.	No Kiss Under The Mistletoe [A SIDE] 05:01	lyrics
Sittin’ here in my shop doorway I can hear the church bells ring And if I try real hard I think hear some children singing Christmas comes but once a year It don’t seem to come around here The mailman doesn't seem To leave no christmas cards for me The salvation army band starts playing Across the street from me Christmas is the same as it ever was That I can see Nobody gave me nothing worth giving But just a smile can make life worth living I wish you a merry christmas If you’ll talk to me There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me I close my eyes and I can see presents Under the tree Grandma making christmas pudding Christmas the way it used to be Dreamin’ ain’t no way of living Christmas is a time for giving Some money in my paper cup Would mean a lot to me There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me My day is made of details And it can get me down I go to bed lonely sometimes But the world is waiting on the edge of town Gonna meet my buddies Under the bridge Build a trash can fire Maybe share a bottle or two Sing some carols with the subway choir Sittin’ here in my shop doorway I can hear the church bells ring And if I try real hard I think hear some children singing Every cloud has a silver lining I can see a bright star shining Maybe I’ll hang my stocking anyway There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me
2.	No Kiss Under The Mistletoe (Alternative Mix) [B SIDE] 05:00	lyrics
Sittin’ here in my shop doorway I can hear the church bells ring And if I try real hard I think hear some children singing Christmas comes but once a year It don’t seem to come around here The mailman doesn't seem To leave no Christmas cards for me The salvation army band starts playing Across the street from me Christmas is the same as it ever was That I can see Nobody gave me nothing worth giving But just a smile can make life worth living I wish you a merry Christmas If you’ll talk to me There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me I close my eyes and I can see presents Under the tree Grandma making Christmas pudding Christmas the way it used to be Dreamin’ ain’t no way of living Christmas is a time for giving Some money in my paper cup Would mean a lot to me There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me My day is made of details And it can get me down I go to bed lonely sometimes But the world is waiting on the edge of town Gonna meet my buddies Under the bridge Build a trash can fire Maybe share a bottle or two Sing some carols with the subway choir Sittin’ here in my shop doorway I can hear the church bells ring And if I try real hard I think hear some children singing Every cloud has a silver lining I can see a bright star shining Maybe I’ll hang my stocking anyway There’s no chimney on my cardboard box For Santa to come in No room for decorations on the tree There ain’t no place for chestnuts roasting On an open fire There’s no kiss under the mistletoe for me No kiss under the mistletoe for me

about

No Kiss Under The Mistletoe is an award winning Folk/Americana style Christmas song that looks at the festive period from an alternative point of view. We hope you love it as much as we've loved making it!

Cardiff based roots songwriter Phil Thomas approached Lights And Lines earlier this year to talk about putting a collaboration together to perform his unique song that explores Christmas time from the perspective of a homeless veteran. Naturally after hearing this beautiful tune we jumped at the chance!

A heartwarming and thought-provoking song, No Kiss Under The Mistletoe tells the tale of a homeless veteran contemplating the upcoming holiday period from his makeshift home in a shop doorway. As he hears the sounds of church bells and children singing he reflects on childhood Christmases and looks ahead to his own plans for Christmas day.

No Kiss Under The Mistletoe is an award winning song, receiving a Commended Entry in the UK Song Writing Competition 2020, and a Four Star Rating in a category with hundreds of entries.

The song has now been lovingly recreated by a collaboration of Lights And Lines affiliated artists performing as The Subway Choir in time for its full worldwide release, just in time for Christmas.

The single includes A and B Side mixes which reflect 2 slightly different arrangements and mixes.

credits

released November 26, 2021

Lyrics and Music written by Phil Thomas (twitter.com/philsongwriter | philthomas1.bandcamp.com)

Track 1 - Mixed by Mixed By Adam (twitter.com/mixedbyadam) and mastered by GRIM17 (grim17.bandcamp.com)

Track 2 - Mixed and mastered by GRIM17

Guitars and vocal performed by Kelly Kintner (The Kintners) - thekintners.bandcamp.com

Additional vocals performed by Iona James - clintslate.bandcamp.com/album/the-silent-sea

Banjo, Harmonica, and Stylophone performed by Orange G - orangeg.bandcamp.com

Keys performed by Kev Sharp (This Might Be Music) - thismightbemusic.bandcamp.com

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The Subway Choir Brighton, UK

The Subway Choir is a collaboration put together by Lights And Lines featuring The Kintners, Iona James, and Orange G, to perform a song written by Phil Thomas.

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