I'll Be Home for Christmas

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby who scored a top ten hit with the song. Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who have longed to be home for Christmastime, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" has since gone on to become a Christmas standard.[1]



Contents
[hide]  *1 Theme
 * 2 Writing and copyright
 * 3 Bing Crosby recording
 * 4 Notable history
 * 5 Other recordings
 * 5.1 Notes
 * 6 References
 * 7 Sources
 * 8 External links