Light a Candle in the Window (MP3) (Patreon)

Here's some new Christmas music for you. Thank you for all of your generous support this year. I am so fortunate to have you in my life.

Here's some new Christmas music for you. Thank you for all of your generous support this year. I am so fortunate to have you in my life. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season!

Light a Candle in the Window (Lyrics)

Lyrics Rie Sheridan Rose and Marc Gunn, music Marc Gunn

There’s a holiday tradition,On the windswept moorSet a candle in the window. On the first floor.

Some say that it’s for Mary,And Joseph as they roam,Some that it’s for loved ones,A light to bring them home.

* The snow is gently fallingOn this Merry Christmas Eve,Light a candle in the windowTo bring home the ones who leave. To bring home the ones who leave. 

Some say it was thereTo let priests who passedKnow there was safetyFor speaking of the Mass.

Whatever is the reason,The candles break the nightShining hopeful beaconsFlickering the warm light.

* The snow is gently fallingOn this Merry Christmas Eve,Light a candle in the windowTo bring home the ones who leave. To bring home the ones who leave. 

If you have loved onesWho can’t be home tonight,A candle in the windowCall them with its light.

A candle and its glowShadows dancing across the snowSoon your love will returnAnd the fire you can blow

* The snow is gently fallingOn this Merry Christmas Eve,Light a candle in the windowTo bring home the ones who leave. To bring home the ones who leave. 

BACKGROUND

There is a Celtic / Irish Christian tradition of placing a lit candle in the window on Christmas Eve. It is a symbolic gesture of welcome, hospitality, and guiding light. It is often understood as an invitation to Mary and Joseph, indicating that the household has an open door, or as a beacon to travelers. It is a reminder of the light of Christ present in the home. Over time, that simple gesture has accumulated layers of religious, social, and folkloric meaning.

KEY F

[F] There’s a holiday tradition,

[Dm] In the windswept moor

[F] Set a candle in the window. 

[Dm] On the first floor.

Some say that it’s for Mary,

And Joseph as they roam,

Some that it’s for loved ones,

A light to bring them home.

*The snow is gently falling

On this Merry Christmas Eve,

Light a candle in the window

To bring home the ones who leave. 

To bring home the ones who leave.