I’ll Be Home for Christmas

~ Recording by Perry Como

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.1I’ll Be Home for Christmas?:??Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA VictorP-161
2.1I’ll Be Home for Christmas?:??Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA VictorP-161
1.10I'll Be Home For Christmas2:56Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA CamdenCAL-660 RE, CAS-660(e)
1.10I'll Be Home for Christmas2:56Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
RCA Camden, RCA Special Products, Special Music CompanyCAK-660
2.8I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoThe Time‐Life Treasury of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTCD‐107A, TCD‐107B
2.8I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoThe Time‐Life Treasury of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTCD-0107R1
1.7I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:55Perry ComoChristmas Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)94820 2
1.17I'll Be Home for Christmas2:58Perry ComoCroon and Swoon: A Classic ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-10-20
Relativity RecordsA33857
1.4I'll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoMerry ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower-case “wea” with “records” below)3984294442
1.10I'll Be Home For Christmas2:56Perry ComoPerry Como Sings Merry Christmas MusicPerry ComoAlbum
  • US2000-08-01
RCA CamdenCAD 10660
2.13I'll Be Home for Christmas2:56Perry ComoThe Time-Life Treasury of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-09-17
Time–Life Music
1.8I'll Be Home for Christmas2:55Perry ComoChristmas MoodsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia River Entertainment GroupCRG 160014
2.5I'll Be Home for Christmas2:56Perry ComoSwinging ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
TCM (Tchibo Certified Merchandise)205649
1.6I'll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoWinter WonderlandVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-11-24
DMG TVDMGTV004
2.8I'll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoHoliday GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.2I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoA Christmas SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Direct Source Special Products Inc.
1.14I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoThe Greatest Hits of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K-tel Entertainment (UK) LtdECD 3900
1.14I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:56Perry ComoChristmas CroonersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-10-10
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)
1.12I'll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoCherished Holiday StandardsPerry Como and other legendsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2007
Direct Source Special Products Inc.XMS 87242
1.8I'll Be Home For Christmas2:57Perry ComoFireside Favourites At ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Play 24-7 (UK based label, releasing music in many styles)Play 2-X09
2.4I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoThe Best of Christmas: 75 Original RecordingsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT3CD 015
3.8I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoTimeless ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Play 24-7 (UK based label, releasing music in many styles)PLAY 3-X03
1.5I'll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoSongs for ChristmasPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-10-18
Christmas LegendsCHL 25262
2.23I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:52Perry ComoNow That’s What I Call ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-11-06
2.23I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:53Perry ComoNow That’s What I Call ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-11-06
NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)CDNNNOW35
2.3I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoSimply Christmas Crooners (similar to https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ab70443f-c886-47ed-8bdb-c9e25f1e8a78)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Union Square MusicSIMPTNCD025
1.15I'll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoChristmas CroonersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2I'll Be Home for Christmas2:54Perry ComoChristmas CroonersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoClassic Songs From World War II, Volume 2: Always in My HeartVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:57Perry ComoStars at ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum
Promotion
1.5I'll Be Home For Christmas2:56Perry ComoChristmas Gold (10 Festive Tracks)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The People (also “The Sunday People”, UK)PEOPXMASCD05
1.10I’ll Be Home for Christmas2:56Perry ComoPerry Como at ChristmasPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-11-22
Daily Mail, Upfront (UK promotions company)UPPYCMO001
(unknown)
1.8I'll Be Home for Christmas2:55Perry ComoThe Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (disc 2)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music
5.24I'll Be Home For Christmas2:51Perry ComoChristmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas AlbumsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Intense Media60030

Relationships

vocals:Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
recording of:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (cover)

Related works

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

lyricist:Kim Gannon
additional writer:Buck Ram
composer:Walter Kent
publisher:Chappell Music Ltd.
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Gannon and Kent Music Co.
Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
later parody versions:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (parody version)
I’ll Be Home the Day After Christmas
later versions:Ik verlang naar Kerstmis
arrangements:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (arr. Chris Walden)