The song is written and produced by Carsten Wegener and Timo Hohnholz.

In 2009 Vicky Chassioti as Vicky Chase covered the song and released it as her debut single on 20 November 2009 through Na klar!

"Coming Home for Christmas" became their third highest peaking song on the German Singles chart, behind "Dubi Dam Dam" and "Space Cowboy".

The song debuted on the Ö3 Austria Top 75 of Austria at number 19 and at number 16 on the Swiss Schweizer Hitparade charts.

In Switzerland the song reached its peak (number 9) after four weeks.