The Story Behind “Home for the Holidays”

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The holiday season can be complicated. For some, it’s a time of joy and tradition. For others, it’s a reminder of what they don’t have—or what they’ve chosen to leave behind.

“Home for the Holidays” is for everyone whose family doesn’t look like the greeting card version. For the chosen families. For the friends who become siblings. For the people who’ve built their own traditions because the old ones didn’t fit anymore.

This song came from recognizing that “home” and “family” are not one-size-fits-all concepts. Some of us find our truest belonging not in the families we were born into, but in the families we choose. Around tables where everyone is welcome. In living rooms full of people who’ve shown up for each other year after year.

The warmth in this song is intentional. I wanted it to feel like coming home—not to a place, but to people. To acceptance. To belonging. To love that doesn’t require you to be anyone other than who you are.

What makes this song special to me is its inclusivity. It doesn’t say the traditional family structure is wrong—it just says there are many ways to create family. Many ways to belong. Many ways to come home for the holidays.

The truth I want to tell: You are allowed to create your own traditions. You are allowed to choose your family. You are allowed to define “home” however it feels right to you. And wherever you gather with people who love you—that’s home.

Perfect for: Friendsgiving celebrations, chosen family gatherings, anyone creating new traditions


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