Please Come Home for Christmas

Charles Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: King
• ASIN: B0000017BB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,899 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Please Come Home for Christmas

2. Christmas in Heaven

3. Christmas Blues

4. I'll Be Home for Christmas

5. It's Christmas Time

6. Wrap Yourself in a Christmas Package

7. Blue Christmas

8. Christmas Questions

9. Merry Christmas, Baby

10. Bringing in a Brand New Year

11. The Christmas Song

12. Christmas Comes But Once a Year

13. It's Christmas All Year Round

14. Christmas With No One to Love

15. Winter Wonderland

16. Let's Make Every Day a Christmas Day

Editorial Reviews

1. Please Come Home for Christmas - Charles Brown, Brown, Charles [1] Listen 2. Christmas in Heaven - Charles Brown, Brown, Charles [1] Listen 3. Christmas Blues - Charles Brown, Williams, Joe [Voca Listen 4. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Charles Brown, Gannon, Kim Listen 5. It's Christmas Time - Charles Brown, Harney Listen 6. Wrap Yourself in a Christmas Package - Charles Brown, Listen 7. Blue Christmas - Charles Brown, Hayes, Bill [Compos Listen 8. Christmas Questions - Charles Brown, Listen 9. Merry Christmas, Baby - Charles Brown, Baxter, Lou Listen 10. Bringing in a Brand New Year - Charles Brown, Ward, Billy [1] Listen 11. The Christmas Song - Charles Brown, Torme, Mel Listen 12. Christmas Comes But Once a Year - Charles Brown, Brown, Charles [1] Listen 13. It's Christmas All Year Round - Charles Brown, Listen 14. Christmas With No One to Love - Charles Brown, Listen 15. Winter Wonderland - Charles Brown, Bernard, Felix Listen 16. Let's Make Every Day a Christmas Day - Charles Brown, Traditional Listen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classic Album, But Not Original Line-up and Art, November 10, 2007

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Bill Anthony "billjbfan" (North Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Please Come Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

It's nice to see 10 other 5-star reviews, as this is a classic and under-appreciated Christmas album from a blues giant. Charles was in a slump and largely forgotten by the record-buying public when he recorded this in 1960-61. The original hit version of PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is here (Charles wrote it with Gene Redd), and you can't really find it anywhere but on this King release and other King releases "Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs" and "The Very Best Of - Original King Recordings". (There are re-makes on several CD's including Rhino's Christmas Classics - shame on them).

I recommend the King CD "Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs", because it features the original 12 song album (see note below), without the Bill Doggett instrumentals, and it also features the original album art. However, it is much harder to find.

Collectors note: the original 1961 LP featured a song called "My Most Miserable Christmas". The LP was available in mono and stereo. It was later reissued with a 1968 re-recording of "Merry Christmas Baby" replacing the "Miserable" track. The CD versions feature "Merry Christmas Baby" - "My Most Miserable Christmas" has never been on CD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christmas song, ever, December 5, 2003

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"csusslin" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Please Come Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

Being from New Orleans, this song always reminds me of Christmas. Charles Brown's original rendtion of this song is my favorite by far. This song has been covered other more mainstream artists like Aaron Neville, Don Henley and Jon Bon Jovi. But none match the same soulful plea as Charles Brown does when he sings, "please come home for Christmas."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please Come Home for Christmas, December 11, 2001

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john lipot (Bellbrook, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Please Come Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

The title song is a classic and becoming extremely requested. The word smoothe can best describe a legend pouring out his "soul" at Christmas time. Teaming up with the legendary Bill Doggett (Honky Tonk) was a historical effort captured forever on this sessiion with King Records. Get it while it's available.