Blue Christmas
Melancholy Melodies: Unwrapping the Emotions of 'Blue Christmas' by Chris Isaak
Lyrics
I'll have a blue Christmas without you;
I will experience a melancholic Christmas in your absence.
I'll be so blue just thinking about you.
I will feel deeply sad just by thinking about you during the holiday season.
Decorations of red
Traditional Christmas decorations in red color.
On a green Christmas tree
On a Christmas tree adorned with green decorations.
Won't mean a thing if
The festive decorations won't bring joy if you are not present.
If you're not here with me.
The significance of the decorations diminishes without your company.
And the wind knows blue, snow flakes start falling
The narrator notices the onset of a sorrowful mood as the wind brings blue snowflakes.
When those blue blue memories start calling,
Memories associated with sadness emerge as the narrator reminisces.
You'll be doing all right
Despite the narrator's sadness, the person being missed seems to be doing well with a joyful, white Christmas.
With your Christmas of white,
The narrator contrasts their own blue Christmas with the seemingly happy Christmas of the missed person.
Oh, but I'll have a blue, blue Christmas.
The narrator reiterates the sadness and blueness of their Christmas.
You'll be doing all right
A repetition emphasizing the contrast between the narrator's blue Christmas and the other person's festive, white Christmas.
With your Christmas of white,
Reiteration of the contrasting emotions of the narrator and the missed person during Christmas.
Oh, but I'll have a blue, blue Christmas.
Emphasizes the persistent blue mood of the narrator during the holiday season.
And when you needn't pray on this Christmas day
A plea to remember the narrator's sadness and loneliness on Christmas Day.
Remember I have a blue, blue Christmas
The narrator asks for remembrance and understanding during the festive day despite their blue Christmas.
Remember I have a blue, blue Christmas
A final plea to remember the narrator's blue Christmas and the absence of joy during the holiday.
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