Please Come Home For Christmas
harry connick Lyrics
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The sad, sad news
Oh, what a Christmas
To have the blues
My baby's gone
I have no friends
To wish me greetings
Once again
Choirs will be singing
Oh, silent night
Christmas carols
By candlelight
Please come home
For Christmas
Please come home
For Christmas
If not for Christmas
Then by New Year's night
Friends and relations
Send salutations
Sure as the stars
Shine above
For this is Christmas
It's Christmas my dear
It's the time of year
To be with the one
You love
So won't you tell me
You'll never more roam
Christmas and New Years
Will find you home
There'll be
No more sorrow
No grief and pain
And I'll be happy
Once again
Friends and relations
Send salutations
Oh as sure, as sure as the stars
Shine above
For this is Christmas
It's Christmas my dear
It's the time of year
To spend with the one you love
Oh won't you tell me
You'll never roam
Christmas and New Years
Will find you home
There'll be
No more sorrow
No grief and pain
And I'll be happy
Happy once again
Well, well, mmh, well, well, alright
The song "Please Come Home For Christmas" by Harry Connick Jr. is a classic Christmas track that sings about the loneliness during the holiday season when a loved one is not by your side. The opening lines of the song talk about how everyone is excited for Christmas, but the singer is feeling blue as their "baby's gone." There is no one to wish him greetings, and he is left all alone during the holiday season.
The song then shifts to a more hopeful note, singing about how Christmas is a time to be with the ones you love. The singer asks his loved one to come home for Christmas or by New Year's night. The chorus is repeated twice, emphasizing the plea for the loved one to return.
Later in the song, the singer talks about how friends and relations send salutations, making it a joyous time of year. The song ends with a hopeful tone, saying that if the loved one returns, there will be "no more sorrow, no grief, and pain" and the singer will be happy once again.
Overall, "Please Come Home For Christmas" is a touching and emotional song that touches on the loneliness that many experience during the holiday season when they are without loved ones.
Line by Line Meaning
Bells will be ringing
The festive sounds of bells ringing will be heard in the air
The sad, sad news
The news is sad and unfortunate
Oh, what a Christmas
This Christmas is not a happy one
To have the blues
Feeling sad and melancholic during the holiday season
My baby's gone
The singer's significant other is no longer with them
I have no friends
The singer feels alone and isolated
To wish me greetings
No one is wishing the singer well during the holiday season
Once again
This is a recurring feeling for the singer
Choirs will be singing
Groups of people will be singing together
Oh, silent night
Referring to the song Silent Night, which is often sung during the holiday season
Christmas carols
Songs about Christmas
By candlelight
Traditionally, candles are used to create a cozy and warm atmosphere during the holiday season
Please come home
The singer is pleading for their significant other to come home
For Christmas
The singer wants their significant other to be with them during Christmas
If not for Christmas
If they can't make it for Christmas
Then by New Year's night
The singer hopes their significant other will be there for New Year's Eve instead
Friends and relations
The people who are close to the singer
Send salutations
Sending kind wishes and regards
Sure as the stars
As certain as the stars in the sky
Shine above
Shining brightly in the night sky
For this is Christmas
This is a time for celebration and coming together
It's Christmas my dear
The singer is addressing their significant other and acknowledging that it's Christmas time
It's the time of year
Referring to the holiday season
To be with the one
To spend time with the person you love
You love
Referring to the person the singer loves and misses
So won't you tell me
The singer is asking for reassurance
You'll never more roam
The singer wants their significant other to promise that they won't leave again
There'll be
There will be
No more sorrow
The sadness and pain will be gone
No grief and pain
There will be no more suffering
And I'll be happy
The singer will feel joyful again
Once again
This is a recurring theme in the song - the singer hopes to be happy once again
Well, well, mmh, well, well, alright
A musical interlude with no clear meaning
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: JOHN VERNON ANDERSON, LUTHER VANDROSS
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