[Intro – Piano, distant bells, breath in the room] (Soft, almost whispered) December came quiet this year… No wrapping paper loud enough to cover the silence. Same lights… different air. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Gentle, spoken-sung] 🎶 Tree in the corner, same one we chose, Kids on the floor in mismatched clothes. Stockings still hang where your laugh used to be, Red and green feel heavier to me. I smile for them, but my chest feel thin, Try to stay strong where the ache begin. They ask where mama went, I hold my breath, Say, “She’s with Jesus— and she ain’t done yet.” 🎶 ⸻ [Chorus – Choir soft, restrained] 🎶 It’s a lonely Christmas, but I ain’t alone, Heaven feel close even missing you home. Through the tears, through the pain I confess— Christ was born for nights like this. Though the house feels quieter than it’s ever been, I still believe we’ll all meet again. This table miss you… I feel the loss, But love still lives because of the cross. 🎶 ⸻ [Verse 2 – Deeper, father-focused] 🎶 Two little boys with your eyes and smile, Tryin’ to make sense of this broken mile. I kneel by the bed, say your name in prayer, Tell the Lord I trust You got her there. I teach ‘em ‘bout families sealed in light, That love don’t end when we lose the sight. That Christmas ain’t gifts or the way it look— It’s the promise written before the book. 🎶 ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken Doctrine, very gentle] I believe You broke the grave, not just for someday… but for us. I believe families don’t dissolve— they wait. I believe she lives, remembers us, and still prays for this house. And I believe this ache don’t cancel faith— it proves it. ⸻ [Chorus – Slight lift, still tender] 🎶 It’s a lonely Christmas, I won’t pretend, But the Savior came so death don’t win. Born in a manger, wrapped in a plan, To bring us back together again. So I hang the star and I bow my head, Thank God for what He promised instead. Though the night feels long and the road feels thin— This ain’t goodbye… it’s “until then.” 🎶 ⸻ [Verse 3 – Soft resolve] 🎶 They fall asleep clutchin’ stuffed reindeer tight, I sit alone with the tree’s low light. I whisper your name, don’t feel so far, Like heaven leaned close through a single star. I don’t need answers tonight, just peace, Just enough strength to believe. If Christ was born to conquer the grave, Then love still stands— and so do we. 🎶 ⸻ [Final Chorus – Choir fuller, not loud] 🎶 It’s a lonely Christmas, but hope still breathes, In sacred promises I choose to believe. From Bethlehem to eternity’s shore, Love didn’t end— it opened a door. So I’ll raise these boys in truth and light, Till the day our family’s whole in sight. This Christmas hurts, but I hold it still— Because Christ was born… and He always will. 🎶 ⸻ [Outro – Piano alone, bells fade] (Spoken, steady) Merry Christmas, my love. We’re still a family. Always

A LONELY CHRISTMAS