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: UK music channel Music Choice identified it as the perfect hit based on success criteria like sleigh bells and themes of love. Reviews often highlight the "lush orchestral arrangement" and "smooth vocals".

The song was originally written by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart, and Keith Strachan for the 1976 stage musical Scraps , an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl . christmas_time_mistletoe_and_wine

The song occupies a polarizing place in British culture, frequently appearing on lists of both the best and worst Christmas songs. : UK music channel Music Choice identified it

: It was conceived as an ironic, socialist critique of middle-class apathy. In the play, a well-fed choir sings about "giving and getting" while the titular character is kicked out into the snow to die. The song occupies a polarizing place in British

Sir Cliff Richard heard a "poppy demo" of the track and requested to change the lyrics to emphasize a religious and spiritual theme.