Bush began writing songs at 11. She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour helped produce a demo tape. Her debut album, The Kick Inside, was released in 1978. Bush slowly gained artistic independence in album production and has produced all her studio albums since The Dreaming (1982). She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). Bush drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn, her first show since 1979's The Tour of Life.
The TV series "Stranger Things" used Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in Season 4. As a result of the resurgence of interest, in 2022 the song reached #1 on the UK charts, 37 years after its initial release, and generated 100s of millions of streams.
Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional lyrics, performances, and literary themes have influenced a diverse range of artists. She has been nominated for 13 British Phonographic Industry accolades, winning for Best British Female Artist in 1987, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2002, Bush was recognized with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Bush was appointed a CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music. She was nominated three times for induction in the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Home for Christmas
Kate Bush Lyrics
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To hear your footsteps saying
That you'll be coming home for Christmas.
Please say you won't forget me
That every moment's emtpy
But only 'til you're coming home for Christmas.
Then I would fly to you
Through all the snowy weather
We'd be together
No one makes me feel the way you do.
You know that I'll be waiting
To hear your footsteps saying
That you'll be coming home
Home for Christmas.
The lyrics to Kate Bush's song Home for Christmas express longing and yearning for the return of a loved one. The singer is anxiously anticipating the sound of their loved one's footsteps, signaling their arrival home for the holidays. The singer pleads with their loved one to not forget them, as every moment feels empty without their presence. The promise of their loved one coming home for Christmas brings hope to the singer and fills them with a sense of joy and happiness.
The lyrics also contain elements of fantasy and escapism, as the singer yearns to have wings to fly to their loved one through the snowy weather. This longing for physical closeness and emotional intimacy is heightened during the holiday season, where the emphasis is on spending time with loved ones and creating memories.
Overall, the lyrics to Home for Christmas convey a sense of warmth and tenderness, grounded in the universal experience of yearning for connection with those we love during the holiday season.
Line by Line Meaning
You know that I'll be waiting
I have been eagerly waiting for you to come home for Christmas.
To hear your footsteps saying
I long to hear the sound of your footsteps as you enter the house.
That you'll be coming home for Christmas.
I hope that you will come back home to celebrate Christmas with me.
Please say you won't forget me
I fear that you may forget about me while away, so please reassure me that you won't.
That every moment's emtpy
Without you here, every moment feels empty and incomplete.
But only 'til you're coming home for Christmas.
However, I know that it won't feel empty for long, because you will be home soon for Christmas.
If I only had wings
If I had the ability to fly, I would use it to travel to you quickly.
Then I would fly to you
I long to be by your side, and if I could, I would fly to you right now.
Through all the snowy weather
No matter how difficult the weather conditions may be, I would still try to fly to you.
We'd be together
I want to share this holiday season with you, and be together for Christmas.
No one makes me feel the way you do.
You bring me joy and happiness that no one else can replicate, and that is why I long to be reunited with you.
Home for Christmas.
The most important thing for me this Christmas is for you to be home with me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KATE BUSH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
PoshLifeforME
Merry Christmas Kate, you've sung me a lot of happiness over the years. x
kisbie
Probably the best Christmas song no-one’s ever heard of. Just beautiful.
red1964
Great to see this one up on Youtube at last. My favourite christmas song.
Luna Gaia's Path
I join in with those who have never heard this before! Beautiful..:)
Isobeline Aurore
So nice so simpl!With this prodigious voice!!!!
Harris Kokkinos
amazing Kate....simply amazing !!!!!
Starman on Channel 2
Why is this song such a secret? It is gorgeous,like YOU.xxxxx.
burnyourkingdomdown
"chwistmaaas!" love it :)
thestereosalvation
Only heard this before as used on a Comic Strip episode in the 90s, but just got it by chance on a Best of Christmas CD compilation for £1 in a charity shop! Cool
Mary Love
i luv it<3