Christmas Time Is Cruel

Single: Christmas Time Is Cruel

Release Date: December 11, 2015

Label: Whooray Records

Format: Digital Release

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  • Written by Oliver Leiber and Brian Ray
    Produced by Brian Ray and Oliver Leiber

    Drums and sleigh bells: Oliver Leiber
    Electric bass and backing vocals: Paul Bushnell
    Upright acoustic bass: John Button
    Percussion: Matt Laug
    Twelve string acoustic guitar, jingle bells, castanets: Steven Van Zandt
    Vocals: Lucrecia López Sanz
    Vocals, guitars, backing vocals, piano: Brian Ray

    Arrangement: Brian Ray and Steven Van Zandt

    String Arrangement by Brian Ray and Brian Carr

    Violinists: Real people, but for union purposes, anonymous grin

    Recorded by Niko Bolas at Ollywood Studio

    Additional Recording: Marc DeSisto, Ollywood Studio

    And Geoff Sanoff at Renegade Studios, NYC

    Mixed by Joe Zook

    Mastered by Eric Boulanger

    Art direction: David Gorman

Christmas Time Is Cruel Lyrics

Well, the lights are up
in the windows of my neighborhood
I hear the children singing in the street
I should be feeling good
but you walked in while we were dancin’
and now it seems I’m out of chances

Now there’s no fa-la-la underneath my tree
don’t wanna be the one standin’ all alone
under the mistletoe (oh, oh, oh)
there’s only two things that I’ve been wishin’
for all your love and all your kissin’
Christmas time is cruel
without you

[Tag 1]
come back, come back baby
won’t you come back

You were gone again I was feelin down
I always get that way whenever Santa comes to town
guess I really miss your company
cuz nothing rhymes like you and me

Now there’s no fa-la-la underneath my tree
another Billie Holiday for me
don’t wanna be the girl standin’ all alone
under the mistletoe (oh, oh, oh)
there’s only two things that I’ve been wishin’
for all your love and all your kissin’
Christmas time is cruel
without you

[Tag 2]
come back, come back baby
won’t you come back
Christmas time is cruel
come back, come back baby
won’t you come back

There’s only two things that I’ve been wishin’
for all your love and all your kissin’

Now there’s no fa-la-la underneath my tree
another Billie Holiday for me
don’t wanna be the one standin’ all alone
under the mistletoe (oh, oh, oh)
there’s only two things that I’ve been wishin’
for all your love and all your kissin’
Christmas time is cruel
baby without you

[Tag out]
come back, come back baby
won’t you come back
Christmas time is cruel
come back, come back baby
won’t you come back
Christmas time is cruel