in Franklin, Tennessee, where the previous video was filmed. On recruiting White to shoot the video, Bieber explained, "Roman can tell a story really well, so we wanted to use him," Bieber explained. "He shot the 'One Less Lonely Girl' video, and I thought he did a great job; he shot the 'You Belong With Me' video with Taylor Swift, and he had a lot of great experience and a lot of great work." A teaser of the video was released on October 11, 2011. The video itself premiered on October 18, 2011. A Rolling Stone reviewer said "the clip is cheesy holiday joy, with the singer courting a cute chick in some idyllic small town decked out with tasteful white lights and a very light dusting of snow." "Mistletoe" was performed for the first time on October 5, 2011, during a concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was also performed at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 6, 2011. Bieber performed the song on November 20, 2011, at the 2011 American Music Awards, and on November 10, 2011, at the Bambi Awards and on German X Factor. He performed "Mistletoe" on the semi-final on UK The X Factor. He additionally performed the song on the UK ITV Christmas special This is Justin Bieber which aired on December 10, 2011, with featured guest Tinie Tempah. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Justin Bieber songs 2011 songs 2011 singles Christmas songs Music videos directed by Roman White Songs written by Adam Messinger Songs written by Nasri (musician)