Originally a Washington D.C.-based roots rock band, with "country, swing, bluegrass, blues, folk, mariachi, punk, pop, and Tin Pan Alley influences". Now based out of Nashville, Eric Brace and the gang travel around the US singing about the Donut Girl.
LTH frontman Eric Brace is a former staff writer for The Washington Post where he was a columnist covering the local music and nightlife scene. Prior to Last Train Home, Eric played in several Washington area bands, including B-Time, the Beggars, and Kevin Johnson & the Linemen. He also ran a local rock label, Top Records, for many years, before focusing on his own music.
It was in late 1996 that Eric began pulling together a band to record some of his songs. Those recordings became the band's eponymous debut, "Last Train Home," released in 1997 on the D.C. indie Adult Swim Records (run by Dischord Records co-owner and punk rock legend Jeff Nelson). In 1999, the band returned with the deeper and richer release, "True North." With rave reviews coming in on a regular basis, the band started touring the east coast more widely, and took a couple of trips to Nashville to play its music.
Soon there was a Christmas EP, another EP of cover tunes, and another full-length CD, "Time and Water." The band's path was becoming clear. In January, 2003, just as it was being declared Washington D.C.'s "Artist of the Year" by the Washington Area Music Association, Last Train Home went full-time. With its profile rising, the band opened for Willie Nelson at the Wolf Trap amphitheater outside Washington, and for Dolly Parton at DAR Constitution Hall. After relocating to Nashville, LTH quickly became an integral part of Nashville's independent music scene, and was named by the Tennessean newspaper as one of the finest live acts of 2005: "Best Show: Tie between Neil Young at the Ryman and Last Train Home at the Family Wash."
In 2005, the band released the CD "Bound Away," and followed that in 2007 with "Last Good Kiss," both widely-praised CDs that showed the band's extraordinary growth. That artistic evolution was rewarded with appearances on the CBS "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and on the syndicated radio show "Mountain Stage."
In 2006, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, LTH recorded and released a live concert DVD and CD, "Last Train Home Live at IOTA," a vivid document that captures the dynamic live performance that has become the hallmark of this band.
Brace contributes most of the songs to LTH's recordings, but he also champions the works of such Washington area artists (and part-time LTH members) Alan Brace, Karl Straub, Steve Wedemeyer, Scott McKnight, and Bill Williams. He also finds lesser-known gems from the likes of Buck Owens, Tom T. Hall, Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, and Barry White to add to the band's CDs and sets.
In 2009, they released an EP under the name Eric Brace & Last Train Home.
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Christmas
Last Train Home Lyrics
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Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
And may all your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
The song "White Christmas" is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, and has been covered by hundreds of artists in various styles. It was written by Irving Berlin in 1942, and was first sung by Bing Crosby in the movie "Holiday Inn". The song has become a staple of Christmas celebrations, and is often used in movies and commercials to evoke the holiday spirit.
The song is essentially about nostalgia and longing for the Christmases of the past. The singer is dreaming of a white Christmas, which refers to the traditional image of Christmas with snow, decorated trees, and sleigh rides. They are remembering the Christmases they used to know, when everything was simpler and more innocent. The line "where the treetops glisten, and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow" conjures up images of a picturesque winter scene, with families gathered together to celebrate the holiday.
The second verse continues this theme, with the singer wishing for a white Christmas with every Christmas card they write. They hope that their friends and loved ones will have merry and bright days, and that all their Christmases will be white. Overall, the song is a testament to the enduring appeal of nostalgia and tradition during the holiday season.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
I wish for a snowy Christmas, like the ones from my past
Just like the ones I used to know
The Christmas celebrations I remember from my childhood
Where the treetops glisten
The winter beauty of the snow-covered trees
and children listen
Kids eagerly await the sound of sleigh bells ringing in the snow
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Families and friends come together to celebrate the joys of Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
I wish happiness for my loved ones in the holiday season
May your days be merry and bright
I hope you have joyful and glowing moments through the holidays
And may all your Christmases be white
I hope each Christmas is as memorable as the snowy Christmases I have experienced.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Irving Berlin
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