[Verse 1]
Moonlight on the snow
Outside my frozen window
Lights are twinkling from my
Neighbor's roof
I hung out mistletoe
Left cookies by the chimney
How could this be Christmas
Without you?
[Chorus]
Somehow
I'm putting on a record
For you
I'm wrapping up a present
For you are
At the top of my wishlist
How could this be Christmas
Without you?
Somehow
I'm putting on a record
For you
I'm wrapping up a present
For you are
At the top of my wishlist
How could this be Christmas
Without you?
[Verse 2]
There's headlights in the street
But nobody is stopping
Just another traveler
Passing through
Moonlight on the snow
Outside a frozen window
Guess this year my dreams aren't
Coming true
[Outro]
Oh, how could this be Christmas
Without you?
How Could This Be Christmas? was written by Mandy Moore & Mike Viola & Taylor Goldsmith.
How Could This Be Christmas? was produced by Mike Viola.
Mandy Moore released How Could This Be Christmas? on Thu Nov 12 2020.
The holidays are certainly going to feel verifiably different this year and in this vein, I challenged myself (and Mike and Taylor) to write a song that hinted at the acknowledgment of something missing without being too specific.
–via TheLoop (November, 2020)