Michael Bublé’s introduction to the music of the swing era came to him through his grandfather, who filled his grandson’s ears with the sounds of The Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and others. As Bublé eagerly absorbed the recordings, he began to realize that he wanted to be a singer and that this style of music, virtually foreign to his own generation, was what he wanted to perform.
With his grandfather’s assistance, Bublé soon learned a whole catalog of tunes and gained experience and exposure by singing as a guest with several local bands. While still in his teen years, he won the Canadian Youth Talent Search, released several independent albums, and performed in a musical review titled Swing that traveled across the U.S. It wasn’t long before Bublé was introduced to Grammy-winning producer David Foster during a famous Canadian wedding of Brian Mulroney’s daughter Caroline Mulroney. He later signed his first major recording contract with Reprise Records after that encounter.
The two Canadians began work on a debut album that would incorporate Bublé’s aptitude for pop standards into songs that spanned several decades. His self-titled debut disc was released in early 2003, and featured jazzy takes on old standards like “Fever” and “The Way You Look Tonight” as well as newer classics like “Moondance” and “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”.
He finished off 2003 with an EP of holiday material, Let It Snow, and began 2004 with the live CD/DVD set Come Fly With Me. In 2005, It’s Time was a number one hit in Canada, Japan, Italy, and Australia, and made the top ten of both the UK and US. Later that year he released the live album Caught in the Act. More recently, Michael received a 2010 Grammy Award for 'Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' for 'Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden.
My Grown Up Christmas List
Michael Bublé Lyrics
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I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child, but my heart still can dream
So here's my lifelong wish
Not for myself, but for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal our hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list
Michael Bublé's song "Grown-Up Christmas List" is a powerful message of hope and peace, where the singer reflects on his childhood fantasies and how he wished the world to be a better place. The song starts with the singer asking if Santa, whom he addressed as a child, can still help him now, as an adult. He then goes on to say that he's not a child anymore, but still, his heart can dream of a world without the woes of war, a world where love reigns supreme.
The chorus of the song is a fervent plea for the world to be a better place. The lyrics express the wish that lives are not torn apart by war, that there is peace and healing for all hearts. The singer also wishes for every person to have a friend and for justice to always prevail. He believes that his grown-up Christmas list can help create a world where love never ends.
The song then ends with a reflection on the innocence of youth and how that belief can lead to a world of truth. The singer's only lifelong wish is for his grown-up Christmas list to come to fruition.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember me?
Do you recall the child you once knew?
I sat upon your knee
I talked to you when I was little.
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
I sent you letters about all the things I wished for as a kid.
Well, I'm all grown-up now
I've become an adult since then.
Can you still help somehow?
Is there still a way for you to assist me?
I'm not a child, but my heart still can dream
Although I'm grown up, I'm still capable of dreaming.
So here's my lifelong wish
This is something I've always desired.
My grown-up Christmas list
This is what I would like for Christmas as an adult.
Not for myself, but for a world in need
I'm not asking for myself, but for the world that needs it.
No more lives torn apart
I long for the end of the destruction of lives.
That wars would never start
I want wars and conflicts to never begin again.
And time would heal all hearts
I hope that time will heal all emotional wounds.
Every man would have a friend
It would be beautiful if all people had good friends.
That right would always win
Just outcomes should always triumph.
And love would never end
Love should be endless.
This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is what I wish for on this holiday as an adult.
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
What is the delusion of the purity of childhood?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth
Perhaps only in that naive certainty can we ever discover the truth.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Linda Thompson, David Foster
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@KitKatKatie07
I feel like this is such an underrated and under hyped song. It deserves more credit than it gets.
@markhall5656
Great song
@VancouverComposer
Especially the original 1990 version by Natalie Cole
@paulcooper8335
@@VancouverComposer Best female version, since it's the way Foster "heard" it. Buble's, best male vocal. Love 'em both!
@VancouverComposer
@@paulcooper8335 Indeed. Well of course David Foster produced this version as well so his vision was in this one as well.
@paulcooper8335
@@VancouverComposer Exactly. Try this little-known masterpiece sung by Jack Jones. It's called simply "Christmas Day." It's a Burt Bacharach-Hal David creation from "Promises Promises." David's lyrics are moving and Bacharach's melody is - well - Bacharach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqo1NW0KU2I
@judyp4221
Isn’t it crazy to be listening this in August? Mr. Bublé’s version of this is magical. It brought tears to my eyes. He sang it with such feeling with every word.
I’m such a Buble fan!!!! ❤️🎤🎵
@dannysimion
I gotta give it up for Buble and Christmas. They go together oh so well! He's just got that timeless voice that transcends both retro and modern appeal.
@racingfuel28
Yeah, one of my favorite classic Christmas artists is Nat King Cole, and Michael can do Christmas songs every bit as good as Nat did.
@Sylvergirlie
This is pure bliss. His voice is like a warm blanket and a cup of hot chocolate after you've been out all day in snow. Hands down the best singer ever. Mike you rock!