Extreme

Songwriter: Gary Cherone Nuno Bettencourt

Christmas always goes too fast
It's up to us to make it last
And all I want for Christmas is love...

Come that morning and I see you smile
It only lasts a little while
How come we seem to push it all aside?

Don't you know that it's Christmas time again
I'm happy for you
You know it comes and goes
So let's pretend that it'll last all year

Saint Nick seems to disappear
He brings us toys but leaves a tear
The day is done, but the spirit should remain...

It's times like these we need a change
A calender to rearrange
I'll make sure it'll last all year

Don't you know that it's Christmas time again
I'm happy for you
You know it comes and goes
So let's pretend that it'll last all year
Christmas time again
I'm happy for you
You know it comes and goes
So let's pretend that it'll last all year

Got to give a little more
Remember what we're thankful for...
My lord, My God...

Let's pretend just this time
Let's keep the thought on our minds
That our Christmases will last all year

Don't you know that it's Christmas time again
I'm happy for you
You know it comes and goes, so let's pretend
That it'll last all year
Christmas time again
I'm happy for you
You know it comes and goes, so let's pretend
That it'll last all year

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the king of Israel

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

more tracks from the album

A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2

From the album

A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 (1992)

Extreme popular songs

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A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2