Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music taking courses in composition and performance, while taking business classes at Case Western Reserve University. His music career started when he was nineteen, when Jim Henson hired him to write tunes for Sesame Street. He was also hired to write commercial jingles while in college.
Brickman writes a wide variety of music. Besides his piano compositions and love songs, he has also created arrangements of other songs. Several of his albums feature arrangements of children's music; he has produced two Christmas-themed albums The Gift (1997) and Peace (2003); and his 2005 album Grace concentrates on arrangements of well-known Christian music.
Jim Brickman has also starred in the now-on-DVD PBS specials "My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman", "Love Songs & Lullabies" and "The Disney Songbook." In 2006, he sponsored his first Jim Brickman Valentine's Day Cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines which has become an annual event.
When It Snows
Jim Brickman Lyrics
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And the blue skies that will come
There's a time for us
To be kissed on by the sun
There's a time for leaves to turn and colors run
But the weather my heart longs for
Has to be my favorite one
You and I hideaway
Anywhere that the cold wind blows
Winter pearls and diamonds fall down
But what matters to me the most
Is how I fall in love with you
Every time I pull you close
Oh baby that's why
Why I love it
When it snows
No wonder this wonderland
Is healing to the heart
This world gives us too many ways
To live our lives apart
There's a time for seasons
To change and bring the sun
But the weather my heart longs for
Has got to be my favorite one
When it snows
You and I hideaway
Anywhere that the cold wind blows
Winter pearls and diamonds fall down
But what matters to me the most
Is how I fall in love with you
Every time I pull you close
Oh baby that's why
Why I love it
When it snows
But the weather my heart longs for
Has got to be my favorite one
When it snows
You and I hideaway
Anywhere that the cold wind blows
Winter pearls and diamonds fall down
But what matters to me the most
Is how I fall in love with you
Every time I pull you close
Oh baby that's why
Why I love it
When it snows
The lyrics of Jim Brickman's song When It Snows speak about the love and joy a couple experiences when the snow falls. It shows that just like the different seasons, there is a time for rain and blue skies, but the favorite weather of the heart has to be the snow. The snow seems to awaken something inside them, and they hideaway anywhere the cold wind blows. The snow, to them, is magical as "winter pearls and diamonds fall down." The snow brings them close, and every time they pull each other close, they fall in love again.
The song's lyrics convey the message that even during the cold, dark winter months, love can still blossom and grow, just like snowflakes. The snow is like a metaphor for the beauty of love, as when it falls, it covers the ground with a blanket of pure, pristine snowflakes. The snow's quietness and tranquility can calm the restless soul, and the wonderland it creates is healing to the heart. The song's lyrics encourage us to seek the magic and beauty in everything, even in cold, dreary weather.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby there's a time for rain
There are moments of sadness and tears that we all have to face
And the blue skies that will come
But we should always have hope that things will get better, and happiness will come
There's a time for us
There are times when we can experience love and joy
To be kissed on by the sun
And those moments can feel warm and beautiful, like being kissed by the sun
There's a time for leaves to turn and colors run
We can also appreciate the changing of seasons, the beauty of nature, and the passage of time
But the weather my heart longs for
However, the kind of weather that resonates with me the most is something else
Has to be my favorite one
It is something that fills me up with joy and happiness, my favorite kind of weather
When it snows
The weather I am referring to is when snow falls
You and I hideaway
During those moments, it's just you and me enjoying each others' company
Anywhere that the cold wind blows
And we can do it in any place, no matter where the wind is blowing
Winter pearls and diamonds fall down
Even though it's cold outside, the snowflakes falling around us feel like precious jewels
But what matters to me the most
But what really brings me the most joy
Is how I fall in love with you
Is the feeling of falling even more in love with you every time I am close to you in the snow
Every time I pull you close
Every time we share a moment in each others' arms
Oh baby that's why
That's why I love it so much
No wonder this wonderland
It's no surprise that this world covered in snow
Is healing to the heart
Feels like a warm balm to my heart and soul
This world gives us too many ways
The world has given us plenty of distractions and ways to be apart
To live our lives apart
That sometimes we forget to enjoy the simple things like being together in the snow
There's a time for seasons
There will always be changing seasons and times
To change and bring the sun
Some will be dark and some will be light, but eventually the sun will come out again
But the weather my heart longs for
But still, the weather that fills my heart with joy and love is something else
Has got to be my favorite one
It's my absolute favorite kind of weather
When it snows
And that is when it snows
You and I hideaway
When we can be alone with each other
Anywhere that the cold wind blows
In any place where the snow and wind may be blowing
Winter pearls and diamonds fall down
Where we can appreciate the beauty of the snowflakes falling around us
But what matters to me the most
But what brings me the most joy
Is how I fall in love with you
Is the feeling of just falling more and more in love with you
Every time I pull you close
Every time we share a close moment together
Oh baby that's why
That's why I love it so much
Why I love it
This is why I love it so much when it snows
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JAMES MERRILL BRICKMAN, DARRELL R. BROWN
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