A Kind of Christmas Card

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A Kind of Christmas Card is a song by Norwegian singer Morten Harket, released in 1995 as the lead single from their debut solo album Wild Seed. It was written by Håvard Rem and Harket, and produced by Christopher Neil. "A Kind of Christmas Card" reached No. 1 in Norway and No. 53 in the UK. Following the song's success in Norway, Harket received the Spellemannprisen "Song of the Year" award for "A Kind of Christmas Card".

A music video was filmed in Los Angeles to promote the single. It was directed by Mark Neal and features Harket's wife, Camilla. In Germany, the song was re-titled to "Burning Out Again (A Kind of Christmas Card)".

The lyrics of "A Kind of Christmas Card" were written by the Norwegian poet Håvard Rem. During a visit to Los Angeles with Harket, they met with a friend of Harket's, who told them the true story of a Norwegian girl who had moved to Los Angeles to become a film star, but got involved in pornography and drugs. Speaking to Robert Sandall of VH1, Harket said:

"She told Håvard quite a typical story about a young Norwegian girl who came to Los Angeles to become a film star - that was her dream. And very quickly [she] started doing X-rated movies, porno films, and got deeply involved in drugs. When my friend realised what was happening to her, she contacted the Norwegian consulate and got her put on a plane back to Norway - hopefully in time. This prompted Håvard to write the lyrics."