Lonely this year

There I was feeling sorry for myself as I often do in my spare time, Christmas was fast approaching and I remembered that each Chritsmas for the past 3 years I had promised to be in a steady relationship by the next snow fall (of course because of my shear pickiness it's almost impossible lol). This song hit me this Chritsmas gone, it was originally two different Christmas songs that I had put together, as each song was unable to stand alone.
I always find Christmas such a romantic time of the year, and if I'm honest I get a little sick/jealous of seeing couples in the street. I blame Judy Garlands 'Meet me in St Louis' for my fantasies about this time of year.
"Holly round the candle wick" refers to the decorations used in the Victorian times, in paintings you can see that candles are decorated with holly at the base, hence giving me the first lyric to the song. I guess they missed out on the electronic singing Santa and the bulb lighted reindeers in the garden. As Bridget Jones confirms if you are single over this period, you go back home to your parents' house to celebrate, which gave me the lyrics "I'll head back home again". In the chorus the lyrics are asking for a person to remember me over this time of year, soppy but true. A song is a fantastic disguise for someone's true emotions.

Verse 1

Holly round the candle wick I can’t believe it’s come this quick,

Another year over, another promise broken
I promised this time by next year, with all my love and all my cheer,
To have their hand around my waist pulling me closer to their face.

Build

I’ll, I’ll head back home again,

If home is where it started, is it where it will end?

Chorus

All I ask is a merry little Christmas,

All I ask is you think of me,
I’ll refuse with the spirit and cheer,
It’s awfully lonely this year,
It’s awfully lonely this year.

Verse 2
Sleigh rides will be all packed out, with him and her when homes the Alps,
The frozen lake won’t last too long; I wouldn’t do it on my own,
I couldn’t cut the Christmas tree, when alas there was but me,
The mistletoe looks pretty small with no-one underneath at all.

Build 2
I’ll, I’ll head back home again,
Where the sights are all the same as it was since way back then

Chorus

All I ask is a merry little Christmas,

All I ask is you think of me,
I’ll refuse with the spirit and cheer,
It’s awfully lonely this year,
It’s awfully lonely this year

Mid 8
There’s nothing the matter, nothing’s wrong but nothings right,
There’s always next winter, I can wait until next time...until next time.

 Chorus 

All I ask is a merry little Christmas,
All I ask is you think of me,
I’ll refuse with the spirit and cheer,
It’s awfully lonely this year,
It’s awfully lonely this year

Karl Smitherman © 2011 published 2012

I have recorded a demo of this song, with a fantastic musician David Burt playing all you hear on here, of course the voice is mine lol feel free to give it a listen.

http://soundcloud.com/romanimusic/romani-lonely-this-year