I’ll Be Home for Christmas
~ Recording by Elvis Presley
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA Victor | LOC-1035 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA Victor | LSP-1951(e) |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Camden | CAL-2428 |
| 1.5 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Camden | CDS 1155 |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA International (Camden) (RCA sub imprint) | INTS 1126 (e) |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | It’s Christmas Time | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | 7551744931-2, 75517449312 |
| 1.14 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With the Stars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Cédé International | CD 66099 |
| 1.14 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With the Stars (no barcode) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Cédé International | CD 66099 |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Camden | CCD-2428 |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation | Special Music Company, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CAD1-2428 | |
| 1.10 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | White Christmas: 24 Famous Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Noël | NL 901 |
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Classics | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 9801-2-R |
| 1.8 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| World Star Collection | WSC 99951 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ND 90 300, ND 90300 |
| 3.31 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:53 | Elvis Presley | The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 66050 |
| 1.6 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | If Every Day Was Like Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 66482-2 |
| 1.3 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | The Christmas Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Scana | CD 95020, SCANA 9502 |
| 2.14 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Absolute Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Denmark) | 8412862 |
| 4.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | The Original Elvis Presley Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | |
| 1.6 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas: Christmas Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18109, T9024, TCD-802 |
| 3.6 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (special edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18112 14406, TCD-802 |
| 1.11 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Happy Holidays, Volume 33 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.10 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Absolute Christmas 1999 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Denmark) | EVA8486602 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321 695762 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | White Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67959-2 |
| 2.6 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (2-disc collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products, Time–Life Music | M18800, TCD-802, TCD-802AR, TCD-802CR |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Peace | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Peace | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | 82876 574892 |
| 1.15 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | NOW Christmas 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 88908 2 |
| 1.16 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:53 | Elvis Presley | Absolute Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norway) | EVACD193 |
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Strategic Marketing Group | 88697 00933 2 |
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| Speakers Corner | RCA LOC-1035 |
| 1.10 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Platinum Legends, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group | 37965, A 711428 |
| 2.19 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | 60 Christmas Crackers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Big3 (UK, budget compilations) | BT3034 |
| 1.3 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.12 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:52 | Elvis Presley | The Real... Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | Elvis' Christmas Album + His Hand in Mine | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Hoodoo Records | 263428 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA Victor | |
| 1.3 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:57 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Classics With Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| Follow That Dream Records (specializes in Elvis reissues and collectibles) | 506020-975079 |
| 4.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | The Album Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88875114562 |
| 1.3 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 2:05 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Classics | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Favorites | Various Artists | Album | |||
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | Elvis' Christmas Album (Sony/Legacy "Christmas Classics") | Elvis Presley | Album | Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 8898547466202 | |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PCD1-5486 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album (made in Japan) | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PCD1-5486 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | CDRCA (WM) 4061 |
| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Christmas Album | Elvis Presley | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | CDRCA (WM) 4061 | |
| 1.6 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | If Every Day Was Like Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | It’s Christmas Time | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | 7551744931-2, 75517449312 |
| 1.5 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | The Perfect CD-Collection: Perfect Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | White Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Sorrisi e Canzoni TV | OS 0309 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.8 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Peace | Elvis | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), The Mail on Sunday (newspaper) | UPTHKNG001 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:54 | Elvis Presley | White Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Master Records (German label) | |
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| 1.7 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | NOW Christmas 2008 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW Music (Denmark, compilations) | UNI 531 307 8 |
| 1.7 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 1:52 | Elvis Presley | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Christmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas Albums | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Intense Media | 60030 |
| 1.4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:56 | Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation | |||
| 2.19 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1:55 | Elvis Presley | Joyeux Noël | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Thorne Nogar |
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| acoustic guitar and lead vocals: | Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-09-07) |
| double bass: | Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-07) |
| drums (drum set): | D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-07) |
| electric guitar: | Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-09-07) |
| piano: | Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-07) |
| background vocals: | The Jordanaires (on 1957-09-07) Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-07) |
| recorded at: | Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-09-07) |
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| recording of: | I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1957-09-07: cover) |
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Related works
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
| lyricist: | Kim Gannon |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| later versions: | Ik verlang naar Kerstmis |