Please Come Home For Christmas
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (Holiday) Lyrics
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Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby's gone (my baby's gone) I have no friends
To wish me greetings once again
Choirs will be singing Silent Night
Those Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas (please come home)
If not for Christmas by New Year's night
Friends and relations send salutations
Just as sure as the stars shine above (yes they do)
This is Christmas, Christmas my dear
The time of year to be with the one that you love
Then won't you tell me, you'll never more roam
Christmas and New Year (Christmas and New Year's)
Will find you at home
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
I'll be happy (happy) that it's Christmas once again
The song "Please Come Home for Christmas" by Grace Potter is a soulful rendition of a classic holiday tune originally recorded by Charles Brown in 1960. The lyrics express the emotional pain and loneliness felt by someone whose loved one has left them during the holiday season. The opening lines, "Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news, Oh what a Christmas to have the blues," describe the irony of the festive season being marred by the deep sadness that comes with a broken relationship. The singer laments that her loved one has gone and she is left with no friends to wish her greetings.
As the chorus begins, the singer pleads with her loved one to come back home for Christmas, asking them to return by New Year's night at the latest. The following verse expresses the sentiment that during Christmas, friends and family send greetings to one another, making it a time of togetherness and love. The singer longs to be with her beloved during this special time and hopes that they will never leave again. She imagines a future where there will be no more sorrow, grief, or pain, but only happiness during the festive season.
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Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news
The joyful news of Christmas will be proclaimed by the ringing of bells
Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
It's such a shame to be sad during the holiday season
My baby's gone (my baby's gone) I have no friends
My loved one has left me and I feel lonely without any companions
To wish me greetings once again
No one is here to offer me their holiday wishes like they did in the past
Choirs will be singing Silent Night
Chorus groups will be singing the peaceful holiday song 'Silent Night'
Those Christmas carols by candlelight
We will sing traditional Christmas songs while the soft glow of candlelight illuminates the room
Please come home for Christmas (please come home)
I'm eagerly hoping that you'll return home to be with me for the holiday
If not for Christmas by New Year's night
If you can't make it back for Christmas, please come home by New Year's Eve
Friends and relations send salutations
My loved ones are reaching out to send season's greetings
Just as sure as the stars shine above (yes they do)
It's an undisputed fact, like the shining stars, that friends and family exchange holiday greetings
This is Christmas, Christmas my dear
The season we are in is Christmas, my love
The time of year to be with the one that you love
This is the perfect time of year to be surrounded by the people you love
Then won't you tell me, you'll never more roam
Promise me that you'll never leave again and wander away
Christmas and New Year (Christmas and New Year's)
Both Christmas and New Year's Eve
Will find you at home
You will be here with me when both holidays come around
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief or pain
When you return home, there will be no more sadness, no more suffering or pain
I'll be happy (happy) that it's Christmas once again
I will feel overjoyed and grateful that it's Christmastime and we're together again
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Mose Brown, Gene Redd
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