Some Christmas Moments Feel Like Home… And This One Came With A Song Only A Mother And Son Could Sing. Blake Shelton And His Mom Shared A Truly Tender Holiday Memory. The Warmest Part Of Christmas Isn’t Always The Lights Or The Decorations—Sometimes, It’s Sitting Close To The People You Love And Remembering Where You Came From. That Feeling Came Alive When Blake Shelton And His Mom Stepped Up To Sing The Christmas Song They Had Written Together. Their Voices Shared The Melody, But It Was The Love Between Them That Made Every Line Feel Special. There Were Gentle Smiles, Tender Glances, And A Quiet Kind Of Emotion That Made The Performance Feel Almost Like A glimpse Into A Family Christmas At Home. And For Blake, Singing A Song Born From Memories With His Mom Made The Moment Even More Precious. Long After The Music Faded, One Thing Remained: The Beautiful Feeling Of A Mother And Son Turning Their Shared Memories Into A Christmas Tradition

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Blake Shelton And His Mom Wrote A Christmas Song Together

Ever wonder where Blake Shelton got his immense talent from? Back in 2012, the country singer teamed up with his mother, Dorothy Shackleford, for a duet of a Christmas song they wrote together titled “Time for Me to Come Home.”

During his first-ever Christmas special, Blake Shelton’s Not-So-Family Christmas, the country singer invited his mother to join him on stage for a meaningful performance of the festive country song.

“It’s actually a song about how it’s not Christmas unless you’re with your mama…She buys me cool stuff,” Shelton said according to Huffington Post. “The icing on the cake was having the opportunity to perform with my mom, a song we co-wrote together.”

The hour-long special also included performances with Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire in addition to special appearances from Christina Aguilera, Jay Leno, and Larry the Cable Guy.

“Time for Me to Come Home” is featured on Shelton’s 2013 holiday album, Cheers, It’s Christmas.

Blake Shelton's album cover for Cheers, It's Christmas
Blake Shelton’s album cover for Cheers, It’s Christmas (Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Records)

Blake And Dorothy Created A Movie Empire Based On The S`ong

In addition to boosting the album’s commercial success, the song inspired Shelton’s mother to transform “Time for Me to Come Home” into a novel, teaming up with author Travis Thrasher during the writing process. It was also turned into a series of Hallmark Christmas movies.

Previously released titles in the movie series are Time for Me to Come Home for ChristmasTime for Us to Come Home for ChristmasTime for You to Come Home for ChristmasTime for Them to Come Home for Christmas, and Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas.

Most recently, the sixth installment premiered on November 30, 2023 and is titled Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas.

You can hear Shelton and Shackleford’s recording of “Time for Me to Come Home” below

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