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{{Infobox single
| Name = Christmas Lights
| Cover = Coldplay - Christmas Lights.JPG
| Artist = [[Coldplay]]
| Album =
| B-side =
| Released = 1 December 2010
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 4:02
| Writer = [[Guy Berryman]], [[Jonny Buckland]], [[Will Champion]], [[Chris Martin]]
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Parlophone]]
| Producer = Coldplay, [[Rik Simpson]], [[Brian Eno]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[Strawberry Swing]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''Christmas Lights'''" (2010)
| Next single = "[[Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall]]" (2011)
|Misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|z1rYmzQ8C9Q|"Christmas Lights"}}}}
}}
"'''Christmas Lights'''" is a song by British [[alternative rock]] band [[Coldplay]] released on 1 December 2010, as a [[Music download|digital download]].<ref name="CL release">{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=668|title=Coldplay - Christmas Lights release|date=24 November 2010|publisher=Coldplay.com|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> Described by the band as "a mid-tempo number" in the key of G major, the song was released to very positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/music/news/163644/Coldplay-to-Release-Christmas-Song-Next-Week.htm/|title=Music - Coldplay to Release Christmas Song Next Week|last=Webb|first=Chad|date=24 November 2010|publisher=411mania.com|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> The cover art is by Yu Matsuoka Pol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1807&page=0|title=Coldplay Oracle|date=8 December 2010}}</ref>

==Release and promotion==
The single's release date was announced through the official Coldplay website on 24 November 2010.<ref name="CL release" /> A countdown in minutes and seconds to 1 December 8pm GMT, appeared on the homepage of the website, accompanied by an animated GIF of the album art.

Coldplay released three 'making-of' videos through their [[iTunes Ping]] page, showing the creation of the music video. Another video was also released on their website, giving a preview of the music video and the song itself, plus more 'making-of' footage.

It was originally thought that "Christmas Lights" would be a song from the band's fifth studio album ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'', but this was confirmed not to be the case by Coldplay's official fan-question answer system The Oracle on two separate occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1794|title=Coldplay Oracle - What Did You Mean...|date=1 December 2010|publisher=Coldplay.com|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1786|title=Coldplay Oracle - Is Christmas Lights...|date=29 November 2010|publisher=Coldplay.com|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref>

For the week ending 18 December 2010, "Christmas Lights" both debuted and peaked at position number 25 on the [[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] singles chart and position number 12 on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart.

==Music video==
[[File:Coldplay - Christmas Lights Screenshot.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Screenshot from the video]]The discussions about the video started about one month before its release. The original plan was to film a simple video at Oxford Street, as the place is mentioned in the song's lyrics. After that many other options were analysed, like a similar video to [[The Beatles]]' video for "[[All You Need Is Love]]", with the band and friends at the studio. But that idea was left out as Coldplay were in the middle of the production of ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'', and that could disrupt the flow of the recording. Another idea for the video included filming at the Willesden Music Hall. Finally they decided to invite the designer Misty Buckley to the project and the ideas for the final video started to take shape. After a meeting at the studio called The Bakery all the ideas had been set up and the only thing missing was the location for the shooting. Some places suggested were the tunnels under Waterloo and the roof of John Lewis. However they opted for the South Bank just five days before the shooting of the video, to tie in a line about the meeting of the sea and the city.<ref>{{cite web|author=Slender Fungus |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=678&page=0 |title=News - Interview with Mat Whitecross (Christmas Lights video director) - pt 1 |publisher=Coldplay |date=2010-12-11 |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref>

Coldplay began filming the music video on 24 November. The video appears to be one continuous shot, and while it might have been filmed with a single camera, all we know is that several hours and many takes went into the video. Whether this means the finished product is a mix of many clips seamlessly stitched together is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1805&page=0|title=Coldplay Oracle|date=8 December 2010}}</ref> It begins with the starting up of a record player, and the camera panning across a multicoloured [[player piano]], then the four members of the band. Martin begins to sing the first verse as the camera pans and zooms out to show the piano - which is now next to him - then back. Martin has changed his position, and the rest of the band are nowhere to be seen. Martin rises up from the stage where he is lying, then begins to play the piano, which is now on a stage in front of the [[Thames]]. Curtains open to reveal the rest of the band, who join in playing the song, accompanied by fireworks and three violin-playing Elvises (who are friends of the band: the British actor [[Simon Pegg]], the 'fifth member' of Coldplay [[Phil Harvey (manager)|Phil Harvey]] and Tim Crompton, friend of the band and frontman of The High Wire).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1787|title=Coldplay Oracle|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coldplay.com/oracledetail.php?id=1792|title=Coldplay Oracle|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> One hundred fans of the band appear in the music video; they release coloured balloons from a boat on the Thames whilst singing along to part of the song.

"''Credo Elvem Etiam Vivere''" is written across the top of the stage. In [[Latin]] this means "I Believe Elvis Yet Lives".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yuni.com/library/latin_1.html |title=Latin Mottos, Latin Phrases, Latin Quotes and Latin Sayings |publisher=Yuni.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref> This is likely connected to the three Elvises appearing in the video, which is, in turn, connected to the lyrics of the song.

The video was directed by Mat Whitecross, a long-time friend of the band and director of several of Coldplay's other music videos, such as "[[Safety (EP)|Bigger Stronger]]", "[[Lovers in Japan]]", "[[Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall]]" and more recently, "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]".

Just hours after the release of the video it was removed from [[YouTube]] after the [[IFPI]] claimed a breach of copyright,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i335/HandyAndy136/ChristmasLightsYouTube.jpg|title=Image of Coldplay.com Home|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> despite the video being on one of Coldplay's official channels. However, as of 21 December 2010 this has been fixed.

{{Track listing
|headline = Digital download single
|title1 = Christmas Lights
|length1 = 4:02
}}

==Charts and certifications==
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===Peak positions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (2010–11)
!Peak position
|-
|{{singlechart|Australia|32|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Austria|40|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Canada|18|artist=Coldplay|artistid={{BillboardID|Coldplay}}}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Finland|3|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Germany|26|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Italy|2|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|Latvia ([[European Hit Radio]])<ref name="EHR Top 40">{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi|title=EHR top 40|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|{{singlechart|Dutch100|2|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Norway|8|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|align='left'|[[Polish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=1511 |title=Polish Singles Chart |}}</ref>
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="left"|Slovakia ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|author=ds |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R&rubrika=1218/ |title=Sns Ifpi |publisher=Ifpicr.cz |date= |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|72
|-
|{{singlechart|Spain|14|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Sweden|25|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Switzerland|46|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights}}
|-
|{{singlechart|UK|13|artist=Coldplay|song=Christmas Lights|date=2010-12-18}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|25|artist=Coldplay|artistid={{BillboardID|Coldplay}}}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|22|artist=Coldplay|accessdate=4 June 2014}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|28|artist=Coldplay|artistid={{BillboardID|Coldplay}}}}
|-
|align="left"|US [[Rock Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=coldplay|chart=all}} |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |language=ja|publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|46
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2010)
! Peak position
|-
|[[Dutch Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart.asp?cat=s |language=Dutch |work=dutchcharts.nl |publisher=Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|97
|-
|[[Italian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=73 |title=FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato |publisher=Fimi.it |date=2011-01-17 |accessdate=2011-06-30}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|97
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|artist=Coldplay|title=Christmas Lights|relyear=2010|autocat=true|type=single|accessdate=10 January 2013}}
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==Personnel==
* [[Chris Martin]] - [[lead vocals]], [[keyboards]]
* [[Jonny Buckland]] - [[guitar]]
* [[Guy Berryman]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Will Champion]] - [[drums]], [[percussion]], [[backing vocals]]

==Cover versions==
*[[Yellowcard]] recorded the song for the [[Fearless Records]] ''[[Punk Goes Christmas]]'' compilation in 2013.<ref name="fearlessrecords">{{cite web|last=Horansky|first=TJ|title=Fearless Records release ‘Punk Goes Christmas’ commercial|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/fearless_records_release_punk_goes_christmas_commercial|publisher=[[Alternative Press]]|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|coldplay|christmas-lights}}

{{Coldplay singles}}

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[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:Coldplay songs]]
[[Category:Christmas songs]]
[[Category:Capitol Records singles]]
[[Category:Parlophone singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Eno]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Rik Simpson]]
[[Category:Songs written by Chris Martin]]
[[Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jonny Buckland]]
[[Category:Songs written by Will Champion]]

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