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It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
Words & Music by Douglas Konecky & Justin Wilde, 1979Recorded by Barbra Streisand, 2001
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It must have been the mistletoe, the lazy fire, the falling snow,
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The magic in the frosty air, that feel - ing ev' - ry - where
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It must have been the pretty lights that glistened in the si - lent night;
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It may be just the stars so bright that shined a - bove you.
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Our first Christmas -- more than we'd be dreaming of.
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Ah, Saint Nich'las had his fingers crossed
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That we would fall in love!
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It could have been the holiday, the midnight ride upon a sleigh
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The countryside all dressed in white, the cra - zy snowball fight!
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It could have been the steeplebell that wrapped us up within its spell;
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It only took one kiss to know -- it must have been the mistletoe!
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Our first Christmas -- more than we'd be dreaming of.
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Ah, St. Nich' - las must have known that kiss
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Would lead to all of this!
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It must have been the mistletoe, the lazy fire, the falling snow,
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The magic in the frosty air that made me love you!
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On Christmas eve our wish came true:
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That night I fell in love with you.
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It only took one kiss to know -- it must have been the mistletoe!
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It must have been the mistletoe! It must have been the mistletoe!
*Though credited here to Streisand, because hers was the version I located to use as a transcription source, this one was first recorded by Barbara Mandrell, and later covered by Vikki Carr.