Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: Rozz Morehead Gary Haase

Producer: John Poppo

[Verse 1: Justin]
Crossing the ocean with my window view
Thinking of the time I spent with you
And I close my eyes and I see the family
Making out their wish lists
All dressed up for Christmas
On my own for too many years
I miss the happiness, I miss the tears

[Chorus: All & Justin]
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we share
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cause this year (this year)
I'll be home for Christmas day

[Verse 2: JC & All]
I see the children playing in the snow
Precious memories that I used to know
And I see the love in a mother's eyes
(Mother's eyes)
Always there to teach us
The real meaning of Christmas (ah-ah)
On my own for too many years (too many years)
I miss the happiness, I miss the tears

[Chorus: All, JC & Justin]
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we share
When I need a friend or a helping hand
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cause this year (this year)
I'll be home for Christmas day

[Bridge: All, Justin & JC]
It doesn't matter (it doesn't matter)
How grown you think you are (ooh-ooh)
Something happens to ya
When you see that shining star

[Chorus: All, Justin & JC]
When I close my eyes and I'm all alone
I think of all the love we share
(I think of all the love)
When I need a friend or a helping hand
(You are there)
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
'Cause this year (this year)
I'll be home for Christmas
(Close my eyes) When I close my eyes
(All alone) And I'm all alone
(I think about the love we share)
I think of all the love we share
(Need a friend) When I need a friend
(Helping hand) Or a helping hand
(I know that you'll be there)
I know that you will all be there
I've been gone for so many holidays
But you can light the fire
I'm sending out this wire
(Sending the wire)
'Cause this year (ah-ah-ah-ah)
I'll be home for Christmas day

[Outro: All, JC & Justin]
Oooh, ooh (yeah yeah)
Oooh yeah (yeah yeah yeah)
I'm coming home
Oooh, ooh, ooh yeah (oh oh oh)
I'm coming home
(One more time, say ooh)
Oooh, ooh (I'm coming home, I'm coming home)
Oooh yeah, I'm coming home
(One more time say ooh)
Oooh, ooh (I'm coming home, I'm coming home)
Oooh yeah (yeah yeah yeah)
Oooh, ooh (I'm coming home, I'm coming home)
Oooh yeah, I'm coming home
Oooh, ooh (I'm coming home, I'm coming home)
Oooh yeah, I'm coming home

*NSYNC

*NSYNC (sometimes stylized as ★NSYNC, formally stylized as ‘N Sync) was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. The group consisted of Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass.

After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Sony BMG, the group’s second album, No Strings Attached, sold over one million copies in one day and 2.42 million copies in one week.

In addition to a host of Grammy Award nominations, *NSYNC has performed at the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games, and sang or recorded with Elton John, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Aerosmith, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Nelly, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Céline Dion and Gloria Estefan.