Released: October 20, 1992

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty Jeff Lynne Jimmy Iovine

Well, it's Christmas time again
Decorations are all hung by the fire
Everybody's singin', all the bells are ringing out
And it's Christmas all over again, yeah, again

Long distance relatives
Haven't seen 'em in a long, long time
Yeah, I kind of missed 'em, I just don't wanna kiss 'em, no
It's Christmas all over again, yeah, again

And all over town, little kids gonna get down
And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine
Underneath the mistletoe we go, we go

(Hey)

Everybody's singin', all the bells are ringin' out
And it's Christmas all over again, yeah, again

And right down our block, little kids start to rock
And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine
Underneath the mistletoe we go, we go

Merry Christmas time come and find you happy
And there by your fire, I hope you have a good one
I hope momma gets her shoppin' done

And it's a Christmas all over again
Oh, baby, it's Christmas all over again
(Oh yeah)
And it's Christmas all over again

Spoken:
Now let's see, I want a new Rickenbacker guitar
Two Fender bassmans
Chuck Berry songbooks, xylophone

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – an L.A.-based gang of sharp-dressed garage-rock refugees from Gainsville, Florida – released their debut LP in November 1976, featuring two tracks which are now part of their long list of hits, “Breakdown” and “American Girl.”

Since that first LP in ‘76, the band’s style has epitomized and largely defined the American “heartland rock” movement – a vintage-guitar twang, hard lyric truth, and searing vocal attitude.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been nominated for 17 Grammy awards and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all-time.

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