Please Come Home For Christmas
Brave Combo is a polka/rock band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by… Read Full Bio ↴Brave Combo is a polka/rock band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for over thirty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also rhumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, etc. As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and The Doors' "People are Strange", The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as a cha-cha, and Sixteen Tons as a cumbia. While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.

They won a Grammy award in 1999 in the Polka album category for their album Polkasonic, and again in 2005 for their album Let's Kiss.

Please Come Home For Christmas
Brave Combo Lyrics


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Bells will be ringing
The glad, glad news
Oh, what a Christmas
To have the blues

My baby's gone
I have no friends
To wish me greetings
Once again

Choirs will be singing
'Silent Night'
Christmas carols
By candlelight

Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not for Christmas
Then by New Year's Night

Friends and relations
Send salutations
Sure as the stars
Shine up above

For this is Christmas
Christmas, my dear
The time of year
To spend with the one you love

Then won't you please tell me
You'll never more roam
Christmas and New Year's
Will find you home

There'll be no more sorrow
No grief or pain
Because it's Christmas
Christmas once again

Friends and relations
Send salutations
Sure as the stars
Shine up above

For this is Christmas
Christmas, my dear
The time of year
To spend with the one you love

Then won't you please tell me
You'll never more roam
Christmas and New Year's
Will find you home

There'll be no more sorrow
No grief or pain




Because it's Merry
Merry Christmas once again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Please Come Home for Christmas" by Brave Combo express the feelings of someone who is feeling lonely and left out during the holidays because their loved one is not there with them. The first stanza puts forth the contrast between the bells ringing and the feeling of having the blues. The singer describes how they feel alone, without friends or family to wish them greetings. The second stanza mentions the choirs singing "Silent Night" and Christmas carols by candlelight which evoke feelings of warmth and togetherness. However, the singer just wants their loved one to come back home for Christmas, and if not then, at least by New Year's.


The third stanza emphasizes the importance of spending time with loved ones during the holiday season. The singer acknowledges that friends and relations send their greetings, but it's not enough, as the holiday season is about spending it with the one you love. The final stanza is a plea for their loved one to come back home and promises that there will be no more sorrow, grief, or pain and that it will be a Merry Christmas, once again.


Overall, the lyrics express the sadness of missing a loved one during the holiday season and emphasize the importance of being together during this time.


Line by Line Meaning

Bells will be ringing
There will be the sound of bells ringing in the air


The glad, glad news
The news of Christmas will bring happiness and joy


Oh, what a Christmas
What a wonderful Christmas it is expected to be


To have the blues
Despite the joyful atmosphere, the singer is feeling sad and lonely


My baby's gone
The singer's loved one has left and is no longer with them


I have no friends
The singer is feeling lonely and has no one to turn to


To wish me greetings
No one is reaching out to the singer to offer Christmas greetings


Once again
This is not the first time the singer has experienced a lonely Christmas


Choirs will be singing
There will be church choirs singing traditional Christmas songs


'Silent Night'
One of the carols that will be sung is 'Silent Night'


Christmas carols
Various Christmas songs will be sung in celebration


By candlelight
The singers will be illuminated by the light of candles


Please come home for Christmas
The singer is pleading with their loved one to return to them for Christmas


If not for Christmas
The singer would settle for seeing their loved one by New Year's night


Friends and relations
The singer's acquaintances and family


Send salutations
They are passing on their holiday greetings


Sure as the stars
As certain as the stars in the sky


Shine up above
Twinkling in the night sky


For this is Christmas
This holiday season is indeed Christmas


Christmas, my dear
A term of endearment used in reference to the holiday


The time of year
The specific season of the year being celebrated


To spend with the one you love
A time meant to be spent with loved ones


Then won't you please tell me
An appeal to the listener to offer reassurance


You'll never more roam
Promising to never be apart again


There'll be no more sorrow
The pain and sadness of separation will come to an end


No grief or pain
Life will be happy and carefree


Because it's Christmas
The holiday season brings joy and good cheer


Merry Christmas once again
Wishing a happy Christmas to all




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd

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