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Coldplay released the song Christmas Lights. Date of release: 1/12/2010.

Release date: 1/12/2010
Duration: 04:02
Writer(s): Guy Berryman
Producer(s): Rik Simpson
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The meaning of the song 'Christmas Lights ', based on the lyrics
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🎶 Christmas Lights song analysis
The lyrics describe a person who feels sad and lonely during the Christmas season.

- This person hopes that the Christmas lights will bring them happiness and relief from their problems.

- The chorus of the song repeats the lines "Those Christmas lights, keep shining on".

- This could be interpreted to mean that even when times are hard, there is still hope and beauty in the world, which can be found in simple things like Christmas lights.
- The song ends on a hopeful note, with the possibility that happiness can still come to those who are struggling during the holiday season.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Christmas Lights’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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The lyrics of the song describe a person who feels sad and lonely during the Christmas season and hopes that the Christmas lights will bring him happiness and relief from his problems.
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Coldplay - Short Biography


- Coldplay is a British rock band formed in London in 1996.

- They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998.

- Their first album, Parachutes (2000), contains the hit single "Yellow".

- Their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), received similar praise and includes the singles "The Scientist" and "Clocks."

- Noted for its difficult production, the band's third album, X&Y (2005), was the best selling album of the year worldwide.

- Their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), allowed them to explore new musical territories.
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- "Christmas Lights" is a song by the British alternative rock band Coldplay released on December 1, 2010, as a single for digital download.

- According to singer Chris Martin, the song was written in December 2008.

- The morning after he began working on the single, he performed a portion of the song still in progress for journalist Steve Kroft during an interview for the news program 60 Minutes that aired on February 8, 2009.

- Described by the band as "a mid-tempo number" in the key of G major, "Christmas Lights" was released to positive reviews and was later named one of the best Christmas songs of the 21st century by Cleveland.

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