"Coming Home (For Christmas)" by Scott Helman is a nostalgic and emotional song about the feeling of coming back home for the holidays. The song captures the essence of the festive season and the longing to be reunited with family and loved ones. The first verse sets the scene with the perfect weather outside, but the songwriter is aware that there is more to life than surface appearances, and the hills are getting old. He is coming home and wondering if his family is watching the TV show Willis, decorating the Christmas tree, and talking to their father. As the song progresses, Scott Helman talks about driving north through San Diego, passing the fields of lemon trees, and writing a postcard to his loved ones to say that he's never going to leave. However, he realizes that he cannot do this alone, and he needs to come back home. He talks about the world being filled with empty and graceless places, but he can make them glow with the Technicolor lights in his family's window. He had initially traveled to find something, but now he knows that he cannot find it alone, and he needs to come back home. As the song comes to an end, Scott Helman crosses the border to get back home just in time for Christmas Eve, wondering if his loved ones know that he's been falling like flakes over their street. He cannot do this on his own and needs to come back home, even if it means waking up in strangers' houses on the way. Overall, "Coming Home (For Christmas)" is a heartfelt and emotional song about the importance of family, home, and the festive season. The songwriter beautifully captures the feeling of nostalgia and longing, and the desire to be reunited with loved ones for the holidays.
