Please Come Home For Christmas
Dion Lyrics


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Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news
Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby is gone, I have no friends
To wish me greetings once again.

Choirs will be singing Silent Night
Oh, Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not by Christmas then by New Year's night.

Friends and relations send salutations
Sure as the stars shine above
Oh, but it's Christmas, yeah Christmas my dear
This time of year to be with the one that you love

So won't you tell me, you'll never more roam
This Christmas and New Year will find you home
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
I'll be happy, happy once again.

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Friends and relations send salutations
Sure as the stars shine above
Oh, but it's Christmas, yeah Christmas my dear
This time of year to be with the one that you love

So won't you tell me, you'll never more roam
This Christmas and New Year will find you home
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
'Cause, I'll be happy, happy once again





There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
'Cause, I'll be happy, yeah, it's Christmas once again...

Overall Meaning

Dion's song "Please Come Home for Christmas" is a heart-wrenching ballad about being alone during the holiday season. The opening lines "Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news, Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues" sets a melancholic tone, lamenting the fact that the singer's love interest has left and they feel alone without anyone to wish them greetings. The chorus pleads with the absent lover to come back before Christmas, or at least by New Year's Eve, to make the season a little brighter.


The second verse brings in imagery of holiday traditions, with "choirs singing Silent Night" and "Christmas carols by candlelight," further contrasting the cheeriness of the season with the singer's sadness. The song then asserts that this time of year is meant for being with the one you love, making the loneliness even more painful. The final verse repeats the plea for the absent lover to come home and promises that there will be no more sorrow or pain, expressing that love is what makes the holidays truly happy.


Line by Line Meaning

Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news
The sound of bells that normally brings joy signals to me that it's Christmas time but makes me incredibly sad because my loved one is not here to celebrate with me.


Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues
This particular Christmas feels very melancholy and mournful because of the absence of someone very dear to me.


My baby is gone, I have no friends
I feel completely alone during this festive season because my partner is no longer with me and I have nobody else to celebrate with.


To wish me greetings once again.
I yearn for the kind of joy I experienced in previous Christmases, surrounded by loved ones who would greet me with warmth and happiness.


Choirs will be singing Silent Night
People around me are rejoicing in the season with traditional carols such as “Silent Night”, but it only makes me feel more isolated and despairing.


Oh, Christmas carols by candlelight
Even the warm glow of candles and the sound of carols, traditionally a comforting presence during Christmas, seem to be mocking me.


Please come home for Christmas
I'm pleading with my loved one to come back to me for the occasion of Christmas, as this time of year represents a time for families and loved ones to be together.


If not by Christmas then by New Year's night.
If he/she can't make it to me by Christmas Day, then I wish for his/her presence in my life by New Year's Eve.


Friends and relations send salutations
I'm reminded that others, unlike me, are surrounded by friends and loved ones for Christmas and that they send their well wishes to each other.


Sure as the stars shine above
As certain as the constellations in the night sky, people always come together during the holidays to share their love.


Oh, but it's Christmas, yeah Christmas my dear
This is a time of year for deepening connections and spending time with significant others, so it is especially difficult to be alone now.


This time of year to be with the one that you love
Christmas is meant to be spent in the company of a beloved partner, and it's even sadder to be alone at such a poignant time.


So won't you tell me, you'll never more roam
I'm asking that this special person stays by my side permanently and never leaves again, so that we may always spend the holidays together.


This Christmas and New Year will find you home
In both the present and the near future, I want to be in your embrace, enjoying the festive time of the year where loved ones come together.


There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
If you come home to me, every moment of joy will feel especially poignant and touching- it'll be like a balm, healing my broken heart from the loss of being apart.


I'll be happy, happy once again.
Being reunited with my loved one will mean achieving happiness and joy once again, feelings I haven't felt since I lost him/her.


'Cause, I'll be happy, yeah, it's Christmas once again...
His/Her presence in my life will make the festive season feel happy once again, as it is meant to be- nothing is quite as magical as being surrounded by loved ones during Christmas.




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

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Check out Joe Leone Music on YouTube for a great cover of this song.

https://youtu.be/iYrkDhA4wGM

Momma Donna


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https://youtu.be/iYrkDhA4wGM

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