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Mistletoe and Wine is a popular single by Cliff Richard.
Written by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan, it was originally performed by Twiggy in a TV musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl in 1986. Richard liked the song but wanted to change the lyrics to reflect a more religious theme, to which the writers agreed. Cliff's 99th single, it became his 12th UK number one single, spending four weeks at the top in December 1988 - selling 750,000 copies in the process.
It was also used in a British public information film about drink driving, with the intention of scaring motorists. In December 2007 the single entered at number 68 on the uk singles chart by virtue of downloads.
The song was later covered by The Mediaeval Baebes.
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" There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" ( St Winifred's School Choir, 1980) · "Don't You Want Me" (The Human League, 1981) · "Save Your Love" (Renée and Renato, 1982) · "Only You" (The Flying Pickets, 1983) · "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid, 1984) · "Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens, 1985) · "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson, 1986) · "Always on My Mind" (Pet Shop Boys, 1987) · "Mistletoe and Wine" (Cliff Richard, 1988) · "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid II, 1989) |
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"Sunny Honey Girl" · "Silvery Rain" · "Flying Machine" · "Sing a Song of Freedom" · "Jesus" · "Living in Harmony" · "A Brand New Song" · "Power to All Our Friends" · "Days of Love" · "Take Me High" · "You Keep Me Hanging On" · "It's Only Me You Left Behind" · "Honky Tonk Angel" · "Miss You Nights" · "Devil Woman" · "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" · "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" · "My Kinda Life" · "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" · "Yes He Lives" · "Please Remember Me" · "Can't Take the Hurt Anymore" · "Green Light" · "We Don't Talk Anymore" · "Hot Shot"
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"Stronger Than That" · "Silhouettes" · "From a Distance" · "Saviour's Day" · "More to Life" · "We Should Be Together" · "This New Year" · "I Still Believe In You" · "Peace In Our Time" · "Human Work of Art" · "Never Let Go" · "Healing Love" · "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Miss You Nights" · "Misunderstood Man" · "Had to Be" · "The Wedding" · "Be with Me Always" · "Can't Keep This Feeling In" · "The Miracle" · "The Millennium Prayer"
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