From December

I think this song is talking about how he was saved by God. It says: When you embrace me on that day, I think he is refering to seeing God when he gets to heaven.

this song is about his grandparents, who showed him God. The tree is literal and still exists.

i keep thinking its about a man talking to his dead wife, the part about the rose, you know how some times sex is alluded with a rose.

good job theblb, I completely see that in this song

I wanted to know what the significance is of December. What does december represent and why does he need to be saved from it?

complete guess here, but going with theblb's intrepretation, it could mean that he (schwab) would visit his grandparents in december because they live in some warm place. "you always offered shelter from december's snow". I could be COMPLETELY wrong though, remember it's just a guess.

December here is referring meteaphorically to the cruelties and coldness of life, his grandparents were a mainstay and a comfort, a source of Christian encouragement.

For shelter For comfort For relief

After a funeral, but before the burial, it is common for the casket to be covered with flowers by the mourners. I believe the phrase "...I handed you your final rose" is a reference to this. The writer may have been saying he placed a rose inside the casket.

I was thinking this song had to do something with Jesus being born on December and how he has saved him really. the line i got this idea from was "you always were there to rescue me from december" thus title is from december

I get depressed in the winter, so this song caught my ear because Jesus offers the comfort I need in December (and the rest of the year but especially now). The grandparents idea is so cool and fits perfectly with these lyrics. Thank God words mean different things to different ears.