Artists get inspiration for their books, paintings, and songs from the most unexpected places. But Gwen Stefani just revealed that the inspiration for hew new Christmas song, "Christmas Eve," came to her when she was having a conversation with God.

Stefani revealed during her guest appearance on "The Tonight Show" last month that the song lyrics took her by surprise, and she was even worried that she stole it from the church. "I was running and I thought, 'Maybe I'll try singing something, maybe something will come. And the whole chorus to this song 'Christmas Eve' came. It was like a prayer," she told host Jimmy Fallon.

"I'm like, 'Did I steal this?" she added. "Is this from church because I feel like I know this song? I was convinced that I stole it."

The lyrics might have been inspired by her faith, but according to The Christian Post, but it appears to be pretty original: "I can't see in this darkness/ So in need of forgiveness before all of my faith dies/ Show me the way like a northern light/ I'm looking for you on Christmas Eve/ All over the world/ The angels see/ But I'm feeling lost/ Can you save me/ I'm looking for you on Christmas Eve."

The song is part of her You Make It Feel Like Christmas album. Stefani said it's important for every artist to have at least one Christmas hit, so she considers "Christmas Eve" to be her "Christmas miracle."

This year, Stefani plans to uphold her family traditions this Christmas. She told NME that the holidays are all about creating special bonds and memories with loved ones.

"When you really look back, all you have is your memories. You don't realize that at the time, but now that I'm older and I have children you realise that it's about making memories," she said. "The holidays is an interesting time – it's a time that you reflect on yourself, on the year, what you have done, what do you want to do, your dreams. There's a lot of reassessment, there's a lot of pressure and pain and joy."