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A Christmas Song

by Dan Mangan

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Lyrics

This ain’t a breakup song
It’s not about what went wrong
It won’t drag on and on
It’s just a Christmas song

And it’s not a love song
Heard faintly across the restaurant
As sure as the day is long
It’s just a Christmas song

So when it’s getting close but feels so far
Silver Bells and credit cards
And it hits you in your heart
You’re not ready yet to let it come and let it go
And let another year start
And you feel like you’re doing it wrong
Well here’s a Christmas song

And it’s not a wedding song
So no finger-guns or singing along
By the time the turkey’s on
You’ll be sick of this Christmas song

It always comes so fast and hurts a bit
I want to make it last and feel all of it
It doesn’t feel like the way I remember it
Maybe that’s just it, the hardest bits are part of it
Maybe that’s just Christmas, kid
Sorta sweet and kinda sad
In the middle distance where life always lands
And it hits you like an avalanche
That we just want to feel the glow again, the glow again, the glow again

It’s not a myth or some cosmic test
It’s just some people out here doing their best
To make it special for the kids and that
They’re not ready yet to let it come and let it pass
And let another year end
Merry Christmas, I love you
Never question that
Safe to say I might be doing it wrong
But here’s a Christmas song

credits

releases December 11, 2025
WRITTEN by Dan Mangan, Jason Haberman, Don Kerr & Mike O’Brien
PRODUCED by Dan Mangan, Jason Haberman, Don Kerr & Mike O’Brien
MIXED by Dan Mangan
ENGINEERED
by Jason Haberman at SOUVENIR (Gilmour, ON
by Don Kerr at Rooster (Toronto, ON)
by Dan Mangan at National Park (Vancouver, BC)

PERSONNEL
Dan Mangan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Rebecca Hennessy – Trumpet
Tom Richards – Trombone
Emily Steinwall – Saxophone
Jesse Zubot – Violin

MASTERED by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering (Toronto, ON)

DESIGN by Dan Mangan
PHOTOGRAPHY by Louise Mangan

MANAGEMENT by Kieran Roy, Bled Celhyka (Arts & Crafts)

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