Christmas in the Room Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ationsong 

Cover art for Christmas in the Room lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

I listened to this song for the first time in awhile today, and for some reason, it seemed to be about an elderly couple who never had any children. When Christmas comes, they don't have anywhere to go or anything to do, because they don't have any family left besides each other, so they just stay at home alone. Even without all the festivities, the man promises to his wife that it will be a great Christmas, so he sings to her, and dances with her, and that's all they need to have a great Christmas.

There's nothing really to back up an interpretation that specific, but that's how I heard it. Anyway, such a great song to show what really makes special occasions meaningful to us.

My Interpretation