In December 1995, a truly "beautiful" holiday song emitted from the vacuum tubes of the BBC. Listen, enjoy, and if you 're like the Domino-man, learn to play it on your guitar.

HOLD IT BACK
(The Christmas Song)
Heaton/Rotheray

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Better hold back
Christmas day this year

No sherry, no brandy,
just an alcohol-free beer

No fairy on the tree
and the person next to me
is not you

A dog's life is for life
not just for Christmas

But I'm sick to death of
minding my own business.

You can always come to ours,
we've got tinsel
we've got stars,
we need a turkey

CHORUS

You better hold it back
just once this year
You better hold it back
just once for me

Santa's on his way,
tell him "go away!",
this year.

I'm sat here and
I've at the yuletide log

I've even pulled a cracker
with the dog

I've invited Snowman in
But he started looking thin,
now he's gone

You better hold it back
just once this year
You better hold it back
just once for me

Santa is on his way,
tell him "go away!",
this year, this year ...