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Christmas Lights is a 2004 British Christmas television special broadcast by ITV starring Robson Green and Mark Benton and written by Jeff Pope and Bob Mills. Although originally produced as a one-off 90 minute special, it spawned two spin-off series - Northern Lights and City Lights and a second, 2 hour, Christmas special - Clash of the Santas, which aired on ITV, on Sunday 21 December 2008.
The programme was watched by 10.5 million viewers.
Comedy drama about what can happen when families forget what the festive season is really about. Competitive brothers-in-law Colin and Howard live three doors apart on a suburban street, so when Colin puts Christmas lights outside his house, Howard responds with a bigger and brighter set, unleashing a war of twinkling lightbulbs and neon displays which threatens to ruin both families. With Robson Green, Mark Benton, Nicola Stephenson, Maxine Peake, and Keith Clifford.
Christmas night, another light
Jesus cried of love
Little kinds of buzzing in
With poison in my blood
They took my feet
To walk the street
Tried to ride and roam
Just woke up in this window safe
But I can't believe she's gone
And you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
A lot of candles, love their flicker
How they flicker and they float
But I'll not be holding on to all those channelings of wool
Lights, I'm clerking out this city
Like they'll send me build off to
Say now I always loved you down and
And I always will
But when you're all still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where they see and safety beat
May all your troubles soon be gone
The Christmas lights
Keep shining on
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they'll bring my love to me
May all your troubles soon be gone
The Christmas lights
Keep shining on
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas lights