From their 2015 album Last of Our Kind (deluxe edition only), this British band steps out with their second Christmas song, first since "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" in 2003. Lyrically it's a bit vague, starting out as a plea to a lost lover and ending up with the singer declaring that he is, in fact, Santa Claus. And if you're not part of the band's fan base, these guys are retro-70s rockers and this uptempo number expresses the band's influences from Queen to Deep Purple to Mott the Hoople. Not quite the fashion in a world of hip-hop and electro-pop? No matter, this is a great single.
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