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I'll Be Home for Christmas


Words & Music:
Gannon/ Kent? RamI'll be home for Christmas,
You can plan on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents for the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light leads.
I'll be home for Christmas, oh yes
If only in my dreams. Recorded:
1957/09/07, first released on
Elvis' Christmast albumReactions
Elvis sings it as if it's a sacred song. Astonishingly beautiful.
This song takes me back to Christmases past. The kind spent overseas when the holiday meant a tree in the hall and a bunch of homesick soldiers relying on a shaky internet connection to reach their family. Elvis' is my favorite version. He infuses something special into the song. The sincerity in his voice is brimming. This is one of the standout tracks for me from Elvis' Christmas Album. I can listen to it anytime.
Elvis' version of this Christmas ballad is full of feeling and is an absolute masterpiece. 5 stars!
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