coldplay 'christmas lights' live

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Chris Martin and company issued their contribution to the Christmas canon earlier this month. "Christmas Lights" was released as a single and quickly followed by an equally cheerful video.

This past Sunday night in Liverpool, Coldplay whipped the tune out for the first time live. Featuring Take That's Gary Barlow, it turns into quite the arm waving sing-along:



Unfortunately, Coldplay's treacle sweet single didn't even make the top 10 in the race for the UK's Christmas #1. That honor goes to X-Factor winner Matt Cardle and his cover of "When We Collide" by Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro.

Yeesh.

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'Tis the season for second rate Christmas Carols. Despite the fact that we already have more than enough Christmas music to get us through the holidays, every year we're presented a new batch of cornball covers and cringe-worthy originals.

For the 5th year in a row, The Killers have penned a modern holiday hymn to benefit the (RED) Foundation.

In the Jared Hess directed video for "Boots", a homeless man finds the Christmas spirit just in time to drag his sorry ass back to the family he abandoned:




Not to be outdone, Coldplay has issued "Christmas Lights" — a more overtly Christmassy tune with a more festive video and a freshly shorn Chris Martin:



The Coldplay carol probably has the better chance of making it into the mall muzak rotation next Christmas. Beats Mannheim Steamroller I guess.