Bells will be ringing, the glad – glad news
For what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby’s gone and I have no friends
To wish me greetings once again
Oh, crowds will be singing Silent Night
Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not for Christmas, by New Year’s night
Friends and relations, send salutations
As sure as the stars shine above
Yes it’s Christmas, Christmas my dear
It’s the time of the year — time of the year
To be with the one you — the one you really love
Oh won’t you tell me, we’ll never grow old
Christmas and New Years will find you home
They’ll be no more sorrow, no more grief and pain
Because I’ll be happy that it’s Christmas once again
Please come home for Christmas baby
They’ll be no more sorrow, no more grief and pain
Because I’ll be happy, Lord I’ll be so happy
Happy once again
- Liner notes from Synchronistic Wanderings:
Pat: Besides always wanting to do a blues record, Neil has also always wanted to do a Christmas record. Somehow, we just never got around to it. Both of us were big fans of this beautiful Charles Brown classic and we figured we could kill two birds with one stone with this track.The song was released during Christmas 1990. The Gulf War was raging and I heard that the troops played it a lot to keep up morale.
Neil: Due to the fact the True Love record was recorded and mixed right before the holidays, we had to do at least one Christmas song. Also at my persistence about doing a whole full-length X-mas record, I think everybody finally appeased me and figured it was as good a time as any to finally do at least one song. Also there is something that happens right before the guitar solo begins. Instead of the feel of the solo to build in an upward motion like we all were expecting when we cut the track, drummer John Rossi pulls it back instead, intensifying the mood even more. Nice job Johnny. Check it out next time you listen to it!
From the album(s): Pat Benatar Synchronistic Wanderings Recorded Anthology 1979 to 1999 and True Love
Author(s): Gene Redd & Charles Brown
Time: 3:04
Copyright: 1958 by Fort Knox, Trio & Hudson Bay Music
Song lyrics have not been checked for accuracy