Peter Chase Jr. - Mistletoe Missin' | Official | Country-Pop | POTSH Studios (2025)
Behind the Song
“Mistletoe Missin’” is Peter Chase Jr. at his most vulnerable — a next-gen pop-country Christmas record that swaps picture-perfect holiday scenes for quiet regret and late-night reflection. It’s the sound of a cabin that’s decorated just right, but missing the one person who made it feel like home.
Cosmic synth textures float over warm acoustic guitar and steady drums, giving the track a modern shimmer without losing its country roots. The production moves like a slow-motion snowfall: soft, steady, and a little bit heavy — especially when the chorus opens up and that title line lands like a confession.
Lyrically, Peter is wrestling with the kind of mistake you only admit to yourself when the world goes quiet. An untouched stocking, cooling cocoa, and neighbors laughing through frosted glass all become proof of what’s gone. The hook — “it’s a mistletoe missin’ kinda Christmas” — feels less like a clever phrase and more like a truth he can’t run from.
This is holiday music for anyone who’s ever had to sit in the tension of memories, what-ifs, and wishful thinking — all while the world around them is celebrating.
Lyrics
[Intro]
(Snow still fallin’, but it don’t feel right)
(Empty porch swing, too quiet tonight)
Mm-mm
[Verse 1]
Got your note in a box by the tree
Candy cane ink and a heart on the sleeve
Said you’d be gone, just for a while
But December’s been cold without your smile
[Pre-Chorus]
I hung every light, strung 'em up tall
Played your songs, decked every hall
But this cabin don’t feel like a home
When I’m sittin' by the fire all alone
[Chorus]
It’s a mistletoe missin’ kinda Christmas
No lips to kiss, no arms to live in
Your name still wrapped around my heart
Like them bows we tore apart
I’d trade these gifts and snowy wishes
For one more night with your forgiveness
It's silent nights and long reminiscing
Girl, this year it's mistletoe missin’
[Verse 2]
Stocking still hangin’, yours on the end
I don’t touch it much — feels like pretend
Hot cocoa turnin’ cold in my hands
And I scroll through your pics like a desperate man
Yeah, I messed up, yeah I know that now
Shoulda fought harder, not backed down
You were my light, my home, my queen
Now it’s just echoes and broken dreams
[Pre-Chorus]
Neighbors laughin’ through frosted glass
While I’m stuck here in the ghost of our past
Still hope I hear your truck rollin’ in
Like the sound of salvation on the wind
[Chorus]
It’s a mistletoe missin’ kinda Christmas
No lips to kiss, no arms to live in
Your name still wrapped around my heart
Like them bows we tore apart
I’d trade these gifts and snowy wishes
For one more night with your forgiveness
It's silent nights and long reminiscing
Girl, this year it's mistletoe missin’
[Bridge]
(If I could go back, I’d get it all right)
(Say the words I choked on that night)
I’d hold you closer than the cold is deep
And promise this time you’re safe with me
[Final Chorus]
It’s a mistletoe missin’ kinda Christmas
No lips to kiss, no arms to live in
Your name still wrapped around my heart
Like them bows we tore apart
I’d trade these lights and snowy wishes
For one more night with your forgiveness
Every breath is just wishful thinkin’
Girl, this year it’s mistletoe missin’
[Outro]
(Snow still fallin’, no you to kiss...)
Yeah… mistletoe missin’
Written by Nick Boyd © POTSH Studios 2025
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