Lenny Kaye is largely known for his work with the Patti Smith Group, but here in this slow Country-tinged tale of woe, Kaye is a store Santa by day, dispensing gifts and good cheer to children ('Good or bad it's not for me to say / I believe all of God's children should have their own way') but going home of a night to a lonely room at the far side of town, where he sits under 'unkissed mistletoe' and drowns his sorrows, while wishing for the real St Nick to bring him wonder and magic to brighten his life.
It's a tragic tale for our time.
Best listened to with a Jack Daniel's and a Tesco Finest mince pie.
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