"Mistletoe and Wine"

Popularized by Cliff Richard, this religious-tinged Christmas song was first written as a satirical holiday song and sung by Twiggy in a 1986 TV movie. Richard, a hugely popular singer in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, is known for his public Christianity. He changed the lyrics to better reflect the religious nature of Christmas and recorded his own version of "Mistletoe and Wine" in 1988. It became his 12th #1 single in the UK, was the Christmas #1, and was the best-selling British single of 1988.

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Lyrics to Cliff Richard's "Mistletoe and Wine":
(Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan)

The child is a king, the carolers sing,
The old has passed, there's a new beginning.
Dreams of Santa, dreams of snow,
Fingers numb, faces aglow.

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time for rejoicing in all that we see

A time for living, a time for believing
A time for trusting, not deceiving,
Love and laughter and joy ever after,
Ours for the taking, just follow the master.

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time for rejoicing in all that we see

A time for giving, a time for getting,
A time for forgiving and for forgetting.
Christmas is love, Christmas is peace,
A time for hating and fighting to cease.

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time for rejoicing in all that we see