Blue Christmas
The Lennon Sisters Lyrics


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I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't mean a thing, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'
That's when those blue memories start callin'
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

I'll have a Blue Christmas that's certain
And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'




You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
But I'll have a blue, blue, blu, blue Christmas

Overall Meaning

The Lennon Sisters’s song “Blue Christmas” is a song about longing for a loved one during the holiday season. The opening lines directly express this, with the singer saying that they will have a blue Christmas without the person they love. The rest of the song expands on this idea, describing how holiday traditions such as decorating a tree will feel meaningless without the person there to share it with. The use of colors is particularly striking in this song, with the imagery of blue snowflakes and a green Christmas tree with red decorations.


Line by Line Meaning

I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
The singer will not have a joyful Christmas without the person they love.


I'll be so blue just thinking about you
The singer will feel very sad when they think about the person they miss.


Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
The typical decorations of Christmas, in this case red and green, will not bring the singer joy without their loved one there to share it with.


Won't mean a thing, if you're not here with me
All of the typical Christmas decorations and traditions will be meaningless without the artist's loved one to share them with.


And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'
When the weather turns cold and snow starts falling, the artist will feel even more sad because they are without their loved one.


That's when those blue memories start callin'
The sad memories of times spent with the loved one will come flooding back to the singer.


You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
The person the singer misses will likely have a happy Christmas without them, as symbolized by a 'Christmas of white' - free of the sadness of an absent loved one.


But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas
The artist will still have a very sad Christmas, represented by the color blue, even though the person they miss may not feel the same sadness.


I'll have a Blue Christmas that's certain
The artist knows for sure that their Christmas will be a sad one.


And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'
When the artist's sadness becomes overwhelming, they will feel a physical pain in their heart.


But I'll have a blue, blue, blu, blue Christmas
The repetition of the word 'blue' emphasizes the depth of the singer's sadness during Christmas without their loved one.




Lyrics © DEMI MUSIC CORP. D/B/A LICHELLE MUSIC COMPANY, EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUGH MARTIN, RALPH BLANE

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