Christmas can be a difficult, emotionally charged time of year. It can bring your loved ones together but sometimes it can pull them apart. It is full of expectations and things don’t always go to plan.
This song is about how I spent last Christmas in Lisbon, hundreds of miles from where I was supposed to be, searching for peace in the silent night.
It’s not a traditional Christmas song, I didn’t want to romanticise it, I just wanted to show another side of it for anyone else going through a difficult moment at this time of year.
I was standing in my grandparents garden, looking at my granddad and grandmother when they were a bit younger. The song was written in a heartbeat.
I wrote it for my granddad and it is a little ode to my grandmother as well. My grandfather is suffering from Alzheimer’s. He is at a stage now where he doesn’t remember who I am, and sometimes I wonder if he still knows or understands who he is himself. I see him walking around the garden or at family parties just completely lost but as long as my grandmother is there he will be fine.
The beautiful part in this horrifying illness is that he still remembers my grandmother every day, just her, because she has been so important to him…I guess?
Kat Harrison is the vocalist for U.K. Indie Pop act Wuzy Bambussy. Working with songwriter producer Nikolai Jones they introduced themselves to the world in 2023 by releasing a series of 10 consecutive monthly singles.
Her trademark melancholic mezzo soprano voice has helped the Bambussy sound gain 2 BBC Introducing placements plus worldwide airplay & press. Wuzy Bambussy are currently writing material for forthcoming releases in 2024.