Released: October 16, 2012

Songwriter: Nick Perri Christina Perri

Producer: David Hodges

[Verse 1]
Lights around the tree
Mama's whistling takes me back again
There's something bout' December
We're hanging mistletoes
And hoping that it snows
I closed my eyes and then
I can still remember
How to get back home

[Chorus]
Let all your memories hold you close
No matter where you are
You're not alone
Because the ones you love are never far
If Christmas is in your heart

[Verse 2]
Who really needs a gift
When love is meant to give
I can still recall
Carry with me always
Every Christmas dream
They live in you and me

[Chorus]
Let all your memories hold you close
No matter where you are
You're not alone
Because the ones you love
Are never far
If Christmas is in your heart

[Outro]
Lights around the tree
Mama's whistling takes me back again
There's something bout' December
Let all your memories hold you close
No matter where you are
You're not alone
Because the ones you love are never far
If Christmas is in your heart

Christina Perri

Christina Perri is an American singer and songwriter from Pennsylvania. Her debut single “Jar of Hearts” was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. The single went on to sell over 3 million copies in the United States and was a hit around the world, skyrocketing Perri’s career. In the UK, it reached number three on the charts and spent over three months in the UK Top 40. A few months later, Perri released her first extended play, The Ocean Way Sessions.

After “Jar of Hearts” began to gather a large amount of attention, Perri signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut album, Lovestrong, was released on May 10, 2011. In 2012, she wrote and recorded “A Thousand Years” for the film The Twilight Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and it appears on the accompanying soundtrack. The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States, being certified 4× platinum. Her second EP, A Very Merry Perri Christmas, was released in October 2012. Her second studio album, Head or Heart, was released on April 1, 2014.