| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | ||||
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 The original 1943 release by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra on Decca, 18570A | ||||
| Single by Bing Crosby | ||||
| B-side | Danny Boy[1] | |||
| Published | September 27, 1943 by Charles Warren, Hollywood[2] | |||
| Released | October 26, 1943 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1943[3] | |||
| Studio | Decca Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California[4] | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Decca 18570[3] | |||
| Composer(s) | Walter Kent | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Kim Gannon, Buck Ram | |||
| Bing Crosby singles chronology | ||||
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"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby, who scored a top ten hit with the song. Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmas time, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" has since gone on to become a Christmas standard.[5][6]
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discwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1943). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1943 1 Music New Series Vol 38 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
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sessionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Decca matrix L 3203. I'll be home for Christmas / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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This article incorporates public domain material from I'll be home for Christmas [Song Collection]. Library of Congress.
- ^ "Society What's the best Christmas song?". Maclean's. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
