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Christmas EP

by THE SCHOOL

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Happy Christmas, the day you broke my heart Happy Christmas, the day you broke my heart And now I can't believe that you would ever leave me You were trying to deceive me Gave you all my love but you were fooling around So happy Christmas, don't tell me it's over Oh happy Christmas, don't tell me it's over So happy Christmas, don't tell me it's over now Happy Christmas, the day you broke my heart Happy Christmas, the day you broke my heart And now it seems that you were never gonna leave her You told me you'd never see her Gave you all my time but you were fooling around
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You don't have to leave the presents underneath the Christmas tree And you shouldn't buy no diamond ring if you're not here with me You don't need no money baby, all I need is you So tell me when you're coming home Cos in your arms is where I belong And I'm no good without you You shouldn't be alone for Christmas baby You don't have to be a banker baby when you come back to me And you shouldn't get no pay day loan when true love comes for free You don't need no Santa baby, all I need is you
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It won't be the same without you And I cannot explain just how I feel But maybe one day you will understand And maybe one day you won't leave me Cos it won't be Christmas without you And I don't know why, but it won't be Christmas without you You don't have to stay a long time And I'm trying to see just how you feel You don't have to say you love me And I wonder if you still wanna hold my hand Maybe I'll ask and you won't say no Maybe you'll ask and you'll mean it Cos it won't be Christmas without you and I don't know why, but it won't be Christmas without you and the day's all wrong, but it won't be Christmas without you

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We were absolutely impatient. We haven’t had any news about THE SCHOOL for a long time, but now they are finally back with an EP with three Christmas songs, at exactly the right time and in the best possible way. These songs play with the forced happiness associated with these holiday dates, to give them a touch of bitterness and loneliness, and remind us why they have broken our heart so many times over the years.

But things begin with a surprise. “Happy Christmas (Don't Tell Me It's Over)” is a mid-tempo punk-pop smash, full of great melodies and vocal harmonies, with a dirty, distorted sound somewhere between THE AISLERS SET, RAMONES, ALVVAYS and THE SHOP ASSISTANTS. Making the most of the holiday wishes to anxiously hope that the feared abandonment does not happen on such important dates. Liz wrote the song in just four minutes the night before going into the studio to record the Single. The chorus, as always, is impeccable.

“Shouldn't Be Alone For Christmas” goes back to the sound of girl-groups from the sixties, with Phil Spector’s wall of sound and the best arrangements, on one of the best songs with Harri and Liz doing a vocal call and response, and the whole group enveloping us with those celestial choruses. This also happens on “It Won't Be Christmas Without You”. Evoking the best of THE SUPREMES and THE RONETTES, with that collection of absolutely delicious arrangements and so full of elegance, they make us feel the emotional, bittersweet feeling of loneliness these dates come with, dates that make us think of those who are no longer with us. It is impossible to hold back the tears.

For this occasion, the numerous group from Wales, in additional to the sweet voice of our beloved Liz Hunt, includes the collaboration of Harri Davidson (acoustic guitar), Kay Russant (violin), Kit Denison (drums), Andy Regan (electric guitar), Fran Dimech (trump), Ryan Cox (bass) and Steph Doble (violin).

This good news come to us from the Rat Trap Studios in Cardiff, where Tom Rees recorded these long-awaited songs. This Single means the return to the music scene for a band that has been the soundtrack of our lives for the last several years, and who will release their new album at the end of 2020.

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released December 6, 2019

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