☝️ Key Points
- The song tells of loneliness and loss during the Christmas season
- The singer feels connected to a small, lonely Christmas tree, a symbol of his own sadness and abandonment
- Despite the cheerful Christmas atmosphere, he only feels pain and longing for the person he misses
- He closes his eyes and prays that the person he misses is waiting for him
- Christmas is a time of sadness for him because the person he loves is not with him
Interpretation
The lyrics of "Little Christmas Tree" by
Michael Jackson are an emotional depiction of loneliness and loss during the Christmas season. The singer watches snowflakes hitting against his window and wonders if the person he misses is doing the same. He goes into town to the place where they used to meet, and although there is joy everywhere, he only finds a little Christmas tree that looks sad and lonely, just like him. No one seems to care about the tree, just like he feels that no one cares about his sadness.
The Christmas bells and the joyful songs of people only bring him tears because they remind him of what he has lost. He closes his eyes and prays that the person he misses is waiting for him, but all he sees is the little Christmas tree.
The Christmas season is actually a time of love, but he is as sad as can be because the person he loves has left him. The little Christmas tree is a symbol of his loneliness and sadness. It stands alone, just like he feels, alone and abandoned on Christmas Eve.