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John Legend - Waiting for Christmas (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Legend
John Legend
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens
Composer
Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
Composer
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Legend
John Legend
Executive Producer
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Producer
Hotae Alexander Jang
Hotae Alexander Jang
Engineer
Nicole Ranalli
Nicole Ranalli
Assistant Engineer
Gerry "The Gov." Brown
Gerry "The Gov." Brown
Mixing Engineer
Theo Wayland
Theo Wayland
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Gerry E. Brown
Gerry E. Brown
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All the trees alight
All the holly's streaming
The town has come to life
Waiting for Christmas
[Verse 2]
But I still feel alone
Searching for some meaning
Until you come home
I'm waiting for Christmas with you
[Verse 3]
Christmas without you
A long dark shade of blue
I feel like I've been waiting here forever
[Verse 4]
All the gifts arrived
All the children singing
Gathered 'round the fire
Waiting for Christmas
[Verse 5]
I could sing along
But I can't find the meaning
The melody feels wrong
I'm waiting for Christmas with you
[Verse 6]
Whoa, when I see your face
On this Christmas day
I'll know the light of love brought us together
[Verse 7]
But until that hour
My eyes will be wide open
I'm like a little child
Waiting for Christmas
[Verse 8]
When that morning comes
We can count our blessings
It was worth it all along
Waiting for Christmas with you
Written by: Dan Wilson, John Roger Stephens, Raphael Saadiq

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