“I’m In Love For Christmas” is a seasonal retreat from the more boisterous, extroverted vibe of “People Are Mad” and “Rocks Off,” Sean Griffin’s last two singles. The song is about as sentimental as it gets for Griffin—and it’s also more than 20 years old.
“I wrote it in December of 2004, just after meeting my wife,” says the frontman for Celtic punk rockers the Ruffians. “I was scheduled to play live on (New York radio station) WFUV’s Irish show that morning, and I ended up writing the whole thing about an hour before going on air. We’d only met that October, so our first Christmas together was full of hope, chaos and magic. We were married the following April.”
More recently, Griffin just finished a tour of the U.K., where he previewed songs from his upcoming 2026 solo album. For the time being, it’s back to raising his substantial brood and generally holding down the fort in Kingston, N.Y.
“Two decades and six kids later, ‘I’m In Love For Christmas’ feels even more special,” he says. “It’s a little love letter to that first Christmas, and to every other we’ve shared since.”
We’re proud to premiere Sean Griffin’s “I’m In Love For Christmas.”
—Hobart Rowland
