It was released in December 1983 and charted at number 15 in the UK it has since been covered by Coldplay, Natalie Imbruglia and KT Tunstall (so not Hanson this time, who seem to have covered every other Christmas song known to man). As always, Hynde’s voice steals the show and lends the song its beauty. It turns out that the song isn’t actually about a distant lover at all, but about the band’s guitar player, who had died in 1982 due to drug abuse. It’s also fairly simple in terms of structure, with the guitar repeating in circles in the background, but I think that’s what allows the emotion to come to the fore. Our hearts were singing, It felt like Christmas time. Outside under the purple sky, Diamonds in the snow, Sparkle. 2000 MILES (Chrissie Hynde) The Pretenders Hes gone 2000 miles is very far The snow is falling down Its colder day by day I miss you The children will. And these frozen and silent nights, Sometimes in a dream, You appear. Possibly not their finest work in terms of lyrics (‘2000 miles is very far through the snow’ – er yes, indeed it is) the song nevertheless has a heartfelt quality to it that really shines through. The children were singing, Hell be back at Christmas time. Today’s calendar selection seems, at first listen, to be a song about two lovers separated by a distance of 2000 rather snowy miles. Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song 2000 Miles, artist - The Pretenders.