“This Christmas (Blues Version One)” brings a soulful and reflective interpretation to the song’s message of healing and renewal. With its slower blues-inspired atmosphere, the track captures the quiet emotions that often surface during the holiday season — memories of the past, lessons learned, and the hope of new beginnings.

The blues arrangement adds a raw, heartfelt dimension to the lyrics, allowing the story of forgiveness and personal growth to unfold with deeper emotional weight. Within the Sonus Natalis EP, this version offers a moment of honesty and soul, reminding listeners that Christmas can be both joyful and reflective.

Lyrics

Snow on the grass, the city asleep
Echoes of laughter, the winter keeps
I walk these streets where we used to meet Shadows still dances beneath my feet
I don't need angels or holiday songs
But your place where the heart belongs
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But this Christmas I'm making a new start

I'll light the fire, let it burn slow
For every love I had to let go
This Christmas I'll breathe
I'll stay, I'll see you through
And maybe find my way back to you
Old postcards and faded lights
Whisper your name through December nights The years have changed but I remain

Still learning to love through joy and pain Every snowflake writes a line
What was lost, what's still mine
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But this Christmas I'm ending the scars
I'll light the fire, let it burn slow
For everything I needed to know

This Christmas I'll breathe, I'll stay, I'll see it through
No rhythms, no choir, just truth in the air Forgiveness and warmth are everywhere
And if love still knows my name tonight
Let it find me in this light
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
But this Christmas I'm ending the part

I'll light the fire, let the cold fade
And rest in the peace that love has made
For everything I needed to know
This Christmas I'm ending the scars
I'll light the fire, let the cold fade
And rest in the peace that love has made