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The song was originally written by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart, and Keith Strachan for the 1976 stage musical Scraps , an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl .

Sir Cliff Richard heard a "poppy demo" of the track and requested to change the lyrics to emphasize a religious and spiritual theme. christmas_time_mistletoe_and_wine

: Released as Richard's 99th single, it became the highest-selling single of 1988 , spending four weeks at number one in the UK. It sold approximately 750,000 copies in just six weeks. Critical and Public Reception The song was originally written by Jeremy Paul,