Story Behind The Song
Some people feel disconnected at Christmas because things aren't perfect, like in magazines or TV. The song encourages people to focus on Christmas as a point of renewal and redemption, which is the meaning behind the birth of Christ. The song is a duet, although the parts don't necessarily represent a relationship between the two singers.
Song Description
A poignant ballad where even though someone's year wasn't perfect, Christmas is all of what they make it to be. It can be a time of personal redemption, forgiveness, and renewal if they choose to focus on the joy and reason for Christmas. The song is religious in the fact that it speaks specifically of Christ, but it is not done in a heavy-handed "you better believe" style and works very well in the first person as sung by both singers.
| Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Content, Enchanting |
Subject |
Holidays , Religion |
| Similar Artists |
Faith Hill, Tim Mcgraw |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
This Is My Bethlehem
(c) 2009 Dana C. Lamb
Verse One (Female)
Cold wind surrounds me
Another Christmas found me
This year has brought me hopes that were deceived
So familiar are the words
The story of Your birth
Sometimes it's all that I believe
Chorus (Female)
This is my Bethlehem
I'm searching through the night again
This is when the only song you hear is
Christ is born
I don't have to follow a star
Just to find you in my heart
This is my Bethlehem
Verse 2 (Male)
Loneliness in my yesterdays
Discouraged by the life I made
It's just too much for me to reconcile
Regret sometimes has been my only friend
Another year to try and make it different
And so I put my faith in a holy child
Chorus 2 (Male and Female)
This is my Bethlehem
Where everything is new again
This when the only song you sing is
Christ is born
I don't have to follow a star
Just to find you in my heart
This is my Bethlehem
Bridge (Male and Female)
F: No one believed her when she said the angel came
M: They underestimate the power of faith
F: No matter where you've been, you can begin again
M: And find you're in a brand new place
Final Chorus
This is my Bethlehem
Where I can be born again
This is when the only song you live is
Christ is born
I don't have to follow a star
Just to find you in my heart
This is my Bethlehem