At the time of Christmas festival, it is the Christmas songs that help to bridge the gap that exists among the people. Christmas songs can be sung throughout the whole year. I'll be home for Christmas History is related to the year 1943, as it was during this year that this song became one of the most popular songs to be sung during the festival of Christmas.
James 'Kim' Gannon is linked to the I'll be home for Christmas History, as it was Gannon, who penned this song. We come to know from the, The Library of 'Patriotic Melodies' was recorded by none other than by Bing Crosby with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra for Decca Records on 4th October. Within a month of its recording this song hit the music charts and remained in its number three position for a consecutive period of 11 weeks, and after those eleven weeks though its position shifted from number three to number 19, its popularity never faced a decline. This song helped Crosby to earn his fifth gold record.
According to the Reader's Digest Merry Christmas Songbook (1981}, the song touched the hearts of the many American people, especially those who were then in the depths of the World War II would be away from family friends as well as relatives during the festival of Christmas. People requested Crosby to sing this song again and again at the Christmas U.S.O shows which took place in Europe and Pacific.
Later other artistes recorded the song I'll be home for Christmas. To name a few, there was Perry Como who in 1946 recorded this song and Frank Sinatra who recorded this song in 1957. Share the enjoyment of Christmas music with I'll be coming home for Christmas History.
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