I'll Be Home for Christmas

Bing Crosby | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 23, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00005RI9A
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. White Christmas

2. Adeste Fideles

3. Silver Bells

4. Melody: Deck The Halls, Away In A Manger, Little Town Of Bethlehem, The First Noel

5. Silent Night

6. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

8. Sleigh Ride In July

9. I'll Be Home For Christmas

10. Faith In Our Fathers

11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

12. Here Comes Santa Claus

13. Happy Holiday

14. Jingle Bells

15. You're All I Want For Christmas

16. The First Noel

17. Twelve Days Of Christmas

18. Let's Start The New Year Right

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Basic Christmas CD, December 3, 2001

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

Crosby is an essential in any Christmas CD collection. He first recorded Silent Night and Adeste Fidelis in 1935, only on condition that his royalties go to charity. At that time, it seemed inappropriate for popular singers to sing religious Christmas songs. The reception was so strong that he began featuring both carols and modern Christmas songs on his annual Christmas broadcasts. Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" was first performed by Bing on an overseas tour during WWII, entertaining our troops. And the first popular Christmas album was Bing's. So his first recordings of Christmas songs paved the way for Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennet, Elvis Presley and all the others since. The phenomonal success of his "White Christmas" inspired the greater output of modern Christmas music. And his early album started the trend that we see today where almost every performer has a Christmas album. For sheer listening pleasure, an album that includes Bing's renditions of "White Christmas", "Adeste Fidelis", "Silent Night", and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (with the Andrews Sisters) is a must.