Are there any Christmas songs that bring tears to your eyes?

One for me is "I'll be Home for Christmas". I love the song, but it's so sad when you really think about it. "I'll be home for Christmas, but only in my dreams."

Another is "Grown-Up Christmas List" by Amy Grant.

That Christmas Shoes for My Mama one..

Merry Christmas darling By the Carpenters that one makes me cry EVERYtime I hear it

"Christmas Time" and "At Christmas" by Hanson.

"Christmas Shoes" by Newsong is a sad one too.

Originally posted by WingsFan
"Christmas Shoes" by Newsong is a sad one too.
THATS the name of it!:idea:

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

THATS the name of it!:idea:

Yup. Took me forever to find out the name and the artist. I finally asked here.

Originally posted by WingsFan
Are there any Christmas songs that bring tears to your eyes?
One for me is "I'll be Home for Christmas". I love the song, but it's so sad when you really think about it. "I'll be home for Christmas, but only in my dreams."

That is a sad song. "I'll be home for Christmas" was written during WWII, and it's sung from the soldier's point of view. That's why it's "if only in my dreams".

"So this is Christmas" - John Lennon

Originally posted by WingsFan
Are there any Christmas songs that bring tears to your eyes?

One for me is "I'll be Home for Christmas". I love the song, but it's so sad when you really think about it. "I'll be home for Christmas, but only in my dreams."

Another is "Grown-Up Christmas List" by Amy Grant.

I'll Be Home For Christmas was written and became popular during World War II. It came to be a nostalgic song for the soldiers overseas. Yes it is kind of sad!:(

Blue Christmas.. but if i hear that song one more time img oing to puke! LOL. they over play it ont he radio..

there is one song i find to be kinda sad...i don't know the name but it goes...."i wish i had a river i could skate away on"

anybody know what i'm talking about?

Grandma Got ran over by a reindeer

i know it is supposed to be a funny song, and i really used to like it. but ever since my grandma passed away 2 years ago the one verse near the end makes me sad. "It's just not Christmas without grandma, all the family is dressed in back and we all can't help but wonder, should we open up her gifts or send them back."
My grandma died 2 days after Thanksgiving in 2000 so that verse just hits a sad cord with me. go figure

Originally posted by la0919
there is one song i find to be kinda sad...i don't know the name but it goes...."i wish i had a river i could skate away on"

anybody know what i'm talking about?

"River" by Joni Mitchell

Also recorded by:

Dave Von Ronk (1973)
Reilly & Maloney (1984)
Janis Siegel & Fred Hersch (1980'S)
Don Henley (Live) (1991)
Betty Buckley (1994)
Rosanne Cash (1995)
The Indigo Girls (Live) (1995)
Heart (Live) (1995)

Here is the lyrics:

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Oh I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry.

He tried hard to help me
He put me at ease
Lord, he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Oh I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on.

@1971 BY JONI MITCHELL/BMI

Christmas Shoes

So this is Christmas is sort of a sad song to me, but it's probably my favorite as well.

Originally posted by Impressions
"So this is Christmas" - John Lennon
That is a beautiful Christmas song. The actual title is, Happy Christmas (War is Over).

I'll be home for Christmas

grama got ran over by a reindeer!!!lol:lol: just kiddin, i've never listened to a christmas song that brought tears to my eyes

Hard Candy Christmas-Dolly Parton. If you've seen the movie the best little Whore house in texas you know why the song is so sad.

O Holy Night has a sad melody.

I know it's not a sad song, but the melody of What Child Is This? always sounds depressing to me.

Originally posted by meh_whatcanyado
grama got ran over by a reindeer!!!lol:lol: just kiddin, i've never listened to a christmas song that brought tears to my eyes

That's my sad song!! My kid brother listened to it and got all weepy eyed because he felt so sorry for the grandma. I felt so bad for him!:(

"forget december" by something corporate
"alone this holiday" by the used
"12.23.95" by jimmy eat world


so they are not "traditional" christmas songs...sue me