Mama's in the kitchen, Christmas on the stove Daddy's in the woodshed with axe and overcoat Everybody's helpin' to place and trim the tree The picture's almost perfect, it's only missin' me But I'm comin' home for Christmas, save a place for me I'll arrive before Saint Nicholas places gifts beneath the tree Leave a candle burnin' and a key underneath the mat I'm comin' home for Christmas, you can count on that Snow is gently fallin' as I make my way toward home I hear sweet memories callin', I've been a long time gone Nothin' like the family and friends to celebrate The fun, the food, the music of this special holiday But I'm comin' home for Christmas, save a place for me I'll arrive before Saint Nicholas places gifts beneath the tree So leave a candle burnin', leave a key underneath the mat I'm comin' home for Christmas, we can all depend on that Hang holly in the window, hang tinsel on the tree Hang mistletoe above the door and hang your hopes on me I'm comin' home for Christmas, no place I'd rather be I'm comin' home for Christmas, you can count on me I'm comin' home for Christmas, you can count on me I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home