Front Porch Step is the solo acoustic project consisting of Jake McElfresh.… Read Full Bio ↴Front Porch Step is the solo acoustic project consisting of Jake McElfresh. Hailing from Newark, Ohio, United States Front Porch Step released their debut EP in 2012, titled "Endearment." Later that year Front Porch Step made a more substantive release, titled "So help me God." It has been self-described as "raw emotion coming from someone who is not afraid to let anyone know how he feels." Content matter includes "love, heartbreak, lust and his struggles with God and everything around him." Front Porch Step released "Island of the Misfit Boy," on YouTube, in early July 2012, gaining popularity after receiving significant attention on reddit. McElfresh proceeded to record the song and released a studio version of the aforementioned track, which was released via the Front Porch Step bandcamp in early August 2012. Late July, the Front Porch Step YouTube page was hacked (shortly after Island of the Misfit Boy had reached 100 000+ views), and all the videos were deleted. McElfresh has stated that, due to many of the YouTube videos being rather old, there were no backups and could, therefore, not be uploaded.

In mid 2014, multiple stories from underage female fans surfaced claiming that he had taken advantage of them by soliciting nude photos, sending them himself, and emotionally manipulating them.

I'll Be Home for Christmas
Front Porch Step Lyrics

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I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow
And mistletoe
And presents 'neath the tree

Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams

I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams
If only in my dreams

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Front Porch Step's rendition of the classic Christmas song, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" speaks to the yearning for warmth, love, and togetherness during the holidays. The singer promises to return home for Christmas, reassuring his loved ones that they can count on him for the celebrations, as long as they have snow, mistletoe, and presents beneath the tree. The imagery of snow and mistletoe invokes traditional Christmas symbols and creates an idyllic, picturesque setting. The singer desires to be surrounded by the love and warmth of family and friends, where the love light gleams on Christmas Eve.

The repeated line "Christmas eve will find me where the love light gleams" is particularly poignant, as it suggests that regardless of where the singer might be physically, his heart is always at home surrounded by the love of those he cares about. The final lines "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams" portrays a bittersweet longing for what is missing, acknowledging the impossibility of being home for the holidays in the physical sense but maintaining hope in the bonds and sentiments that connect them.

In conclusion, Front Porch Step's rendition of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" captures the universal longing for the warmth and togetherness that the holiday season provides. The lyrics emphasize the importance of family, tradition, and love during this festive time of the year.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll be home for Christmas
I promise to return back to my home for Christmas

You can count on me
You can trust and rely on me to come home for Christmas

Please have snow
I hope there will be snow for Christmas

And mistletoe
I hope there will be mistletoe for the holiday celebrations

And presents 'neath the tree
I hope there will be gifts waiting under the Christmas tree

Christmas eve will find me
On Christmas eve I will be, without fail

Where the love light gleams
At the place where love and warmth are present

If only in my dreams
Even if I cannot physically make it home for Christmas, I will be there in spirit and imagination

If only in my dreams
The hope and longing for coming back home and celebrating Christmas with loved ones remains in my dreams

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: BUCK RAM, KIM GANNON, WALTER KENT

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