Move over St. Louis — after a six-year run, Washington, D.C., now holds the record for the most couples kissing under the mistletoe.

The previous record was 480, but on Saturday the “National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe” event had 1,435 couples locking lips and setting a new world record.

Michael Empric, the adjudicator from the Guinness World Records, thrilled the nearly 3,000 people on hand, letting them know from the stage that they made kissing history.

“They blew it out of the water,” Empric said. “It’s a new Guinness World Record title.”

Empric told WTOP that breaking a record is not easy.

“You need to get people to your attempt. You need that real mistletoe to kiss under, and everyone needs to be in a couple,” Empric said. “You can’t just come in as a solo participant. So

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