I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (If Only In My Dreams)
| (Walter Kent/James Gannon) | ||
| (o): | Bing Crosby (1943) | label: Decca |
| More than once wrongly co-credited to Buck Ram, who wrote his own I'll Be Home For Christmas (Tho Just In Memory) in '42. Bing's third biggest Christmas hit (behind White Christmas and Silent Night). Banned by the BBC. | ||
| (c): | Perry Como (1946) , Elvis Presley (1957) , Frank Sinatra (1957) , Johnny Mathis (1958) , Pat Boone (1959) , Frankie Avalon (1962) , Platters (1963) , Beach Boys (1964) , Doris Day (1964) , Brothers Four (1966) [hit US], Dean Martin (1966) , Tony Bennett (1968) , Glen Campbell (1971) , Carpenters (1978) , Anne Murray (1981) , Al Green (1983) , Reba McEntire (1987) , Leon Redbone (1987) , Crystal Gayle (1990) , Dolly Parton (1990) , Amy Grant (1992) , Fats Domino (1993) , Vince Gill (1993) , Gloria Estefan (1993) , Harry Connick Jr. (1994) , Jerry Jeff Walker (1994) , Babyface (1995) , Peabo Bryson (1995) , Jimmy Buffett (1996) , Kiri Te Kanawa (1996) , Dwight Yoakam (1997) , Riders In The Sky (1999) , Linda Ronstadt (2000) , Carly Simon (2002) , Michael Bublé (2003) , Diana Krall (2005) , John Prine (2005) , Aimee Mann (2006) , Bette Midler (2006) , Toby Keith (2007) , Al Jarreau (2008) , Carrie Underwood (2008) [in fake duet with Elvis], Bob Dylan (2009) , Indigo Girls (2010) , Paul Anka (2010) , Michael Bublé (2011) , Kelly Clarkson (2011) , Lady Antebellum (2012) , | |