“It’s Not Christmas (Without You)” is about when the holidays lose their spark because the person you love isn’t there, when you try to hang the stockings and wrap the gifts and turn on the lights but it all just feels wrong, it’s about that quiet kind of sadness that comes with missing someone duri...
[Verse 1]
Hang the stockings by the fire
But I'm still missing one
Both my eyes are getting tired
But I'm still waiting up
[Chorus]
I can't deck the halls
I can't sing the tunes
I can't string the lights up in every room
But I know it don't matter what I do
It's not Christmas if it's not with you (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
If it's not with you (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
If it's not with you (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
[Verse 2]
Could be in the North Pole
Watching all the lights glow
But I still wouldn't feel a thing
No, the sleigh bells won't ring
And the angels won't sing
If it isn't you next to me
[Chorus]
I can't deck the halls
I can't sing the tunes
I can't string the lights up in every room
But I know it don't matter what I do
It's not Christmas, ooh
I can't hear the reindeer on the roof
I can't bake the cookies and leave a few
But I know it don't matter
What's the use?
It's not Christmas if it's not with you (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
If it's not with you (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
If it's not with–
[Outro]
It's not Christmas, it's not Christmas
It's not Christmas if it's not with–
It's not Christmas, it's not Christmas
Something's missing if it's not with you, you, you, you
Something's missing if it's not with you
It’s Not Christmas (Without You) was written by Bas Van Daalen Publishing & Cate Downey & Jessica Baio & Sophie Rose.
It’s Not Christmas (Without You) was produced by Bas Van Daalen Publishing.
Jessica Baio released It’s Not Christmas (Without You) on Fri Nov 07 2025.