Canadian singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot has released her version of the classic 'Ill Be Home For Christmas' and the result is a wonderfully melancholy take on the Bing Crosby standard. Terra Lightfoot is no stranger to Red Guitar Music as we reviewed her excellent album 'Every Time My Mind Runs Wild' earlier this year here. The video and Terra's thoughts on the song follows:

“I feel comfortable delivering a song like ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ because I can really live inside that gentle mood and melody, the heartfelt lyrics, that sense of fragile security. The melody and chords are stunning, but as a songwriter I also appreciate the uncertainty and underlying tension in the plot: You’re not sure if you’ll make it home, or maybe your home is long gone and you’re wishing you could go back. I don’t know if I would be able to deliver a song like ‘Joy to the World’ with quite as much conviction.”

— Terra Lightfoot

Terra Lightfoot released her album Every Time My Mind Runs Wild in the UK on August 26th through Sonic Uniyon Records; lead single Never Will was released earlier in the year followed by tracks No Hurry and Lily's Fair; plus 2016 brought extensive touring across the UK and Europe.

We reviewed the album here

Whether you’re talking about her as a songwriter, guitarist or vocalist, one thing is indisputable: Hamilton’s Terra Lightfoot is a ferocious talent. Her songs tap into the raw emotion of hearts supercharged by love, lust, loneliness and temptation. Her playing melds expert finger-picking and distorted, hook-heavy melodies. And her elemental voice commands attention and awe, whether on slow-burning soul ballads or hard-charging rock numbers.