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River

CeeLo Green

Christmas

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

CeeLo Green

Vocals

Martin Persson

Strings

Emma Beskow

Cello

Gudmund Ingvall

Gudmund Ingvall

Cello

Kati Raitinen

Cello

Samuel Coppin

Cello

Åsa Strid

Cello

Katharina Lindgren

Katharina Lindgren

Double Bass

Sigrid Granit

Double Bass

Peer Astrom

Programming

Erik Arvinder

Violin

Carin Wallgren

Viola

Christopher Öhman

Christopher Öhman

Viola

Eriikka Nylund

Viola

Göran Fröst

Viola

Mikael Sjögren

Viola

Par Lindqvist

Viola

Andrej Power

Violin

Anna Wirdefeldt

Anna Wirdefeldt

Violin

Christian Svarfvar

Christian Svarfvar

Violin

Claudia Bonfiglioli

Claudia Bonfiglioli

Violin

Conny Lindgren

Violin

Daniela Bonfiglioli

Daniela Bonfiglioli

Violin

Fredrik Syberg

Violin

Malin William-Olsson

Malin William-Olsson

Violin

Martin Stensson

Martin Stensson

Violin

Mikael Wenhov

Violin

Paul Waltman

Violin

Simona Bonfiglioli

Simona Bonfiglioli

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joni Mitchell

Songwriter

Martin Persson

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

CeeLo Green

Executive Producer

Alex Anders

Additional Producer

Jack Miele

Additional Engineer

Willem Bleeker

Recording Engineer

Deyder Cintron

Assistant Engineer

Fredrik Jansson

Fredrik Jansson

Assistant Engineer

Josh Blanchard

Assistant Engineer

Peer Astrom

Producer

Adam Anders

Producer

Craig Kallman

Executive Producer

Stephen Marcussen

Stephen Marcussen

Mastering Engineer

Henrik Edenhed

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 2]

But it don't snow here

It stays pretty green

I'm gonna make a lot of money

And then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 3]

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

Oh, I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

[Verse 4]

She tried hard to help me

You know she put me at ease

And she loved me so naughty

She made me weak in the knees

And I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 5]

I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad

Now I've gone and lost the best baby

That I've ever had

And I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

[Verse 6]

Oh, I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

Oh, I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye

[Verse 7]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river

That I could skate away on

Yes, far away on

Written by: Joni Mitchell

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