[INTRO bright four-bar build, piano chords and muted synth bells, filtered drums, sleigh bells fading in, open into full band] [VERSE 1 soft close female vocal over piano, light drums and bass] Shopfront windows glowing red and gold Choirs on the corner singing “Let it snow” Everyone is rushing through the cold night air But I am standing still just wishing you were there [PRE-CHORUS drums tighten slightly, guitars and strings lift] I’ve got everything they say I should But it only feels like Christmas when it feels like us [CHORUS full band, sleigh bells and glockenspiel, stacked harmonies on hook line] It only feels like Christmas when you’re here When you kick off your shoes and you pull me near We can let the whole world disappear I don’t need a thing they sell this year All the lights and songs just disappear It only feels like Christmas when you’re here [BRIDGE breakdown, drums drop to kick and claps, vocal front and dry, small build into last chorus] Leave your worries at the garden gate I’ll keep the cocoa on, I’ll stay up late If I get one wish that might come true Let it be a quiet Christmas spent with you [FINAL CHORUS biggest energy, full drums, bells, strings and backing vocals, same lyrics as main chorus with more ad-libs] It only feels like Christmas when you’re here When you kick off your shoes and you pull me near We can let the whole world disappear I don’t need a thing they sell this year All the lights and songs just disappear It only feels like Christmas when you’re here [OUTRO band drops to piano and soft bells, lead repeats hook line once, gentle fade] It only feels like Christmas when you’re here
