When the Holiday Brings You Home
Fun Facts about this song:
-This is the 6th consecutive monthly music release in the Year of the Groove.
-Releasing a Christmas song was a last minute decision. It was written and recorded in just a couple weeks in order to make the release date.
-WGC released two versions of this song at once. One is piano and vocal only.
-Ellen was inspired to write a Christmas song when she gave that assignment to her lyric writing students, and decided to join in the process as they wrote theirs.
-The lyric is not directed toward another person. Ellen wrote a blog post about the creative process behind this song. Read it here.
WHEN THE HOLIDAY BRINGS YOU HOME
©2014 Rock of Life Music
Words and Music by Ellen Tift
I watch the stars,
and I think of you.
There's no one else on earth I'd rather see.
I feel the rush
Of this holiday
Without you it's all meaningless to me
You're the joyfulness and wonder
You're the moon that I am under
I will wait for you, my treasure
Until we are together,
You're my promise, you're my reason
You're the spirit of this season
I will wait for you, my treasure
Until we are together
When the holiday brings you home
When the holiday brings you home
The most wonderful gift I know
Is when the holiday brings you home
When you are here
There's no other place
Like the warmth and comfort of your gaze
And in the glow
Of your loveliness
Everything around can fall away
In the stillness, you're the meaning
It's for you my heart is beating
I will wait for you, my treasure
Until we are together
Every moment I am breathless
I keep looking to the heavens
I would wait for your forever
Until we are together
When the holiday brings you home
When the holiday brings you home
The most wonderful gift I know
Is when the holiday brings you home