I’ll Be Home for Christmas

~ Recording by Elvis Presley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:54Elvis PresleyElvis’ Christmas AlbumElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
RCA CamdenCAL-2428
1.5I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:56Elvis PresleyIt’s Christmas TimeElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products7551744931-2, 75517449312
1.5I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:57Elvis PresleyElvis’ Christmas AlbumElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
Special Music Company, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CAD1-2428
1.6I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:56Elvis PresleyThe Time‐Life Treasury of Christmas: Christmas MemoriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-09-30
BMG Special Products, Time–Life MusicM18109, T9024, TCD-802
3.6I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:56Elvis PresleyThe Time‐Life Treasury of Christmas (Special Edition, 3 Compact Disc Set)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products, Time–Life MusicM18112 14406, TCD-802
1.4I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:55Elvis PresleyElvis’ Christmas Album (made in Japan)Elvis PresleyAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-5486
1.4I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:55Elvis PresleyElvis’ Christmas AlbumElvis PresleyAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-5486
1.5I’ll Be Home for Christmas1:54Elvis PresleyIt’s Christmas TimeElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products7551744931-2, 75517449312

Relationships

engineer:Thorne Nogar
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 (southern gospel group) (on 1957-09-07)
Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-07)
recorded at:Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood (on 1957-09-07)
recording of:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1957-09-07: cover)

Related works

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

lyricist:James Kimball 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
Warner Chappell
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
later parody versions:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (parody version)
I’ll Be Home the Day After Christmas
later translated versions:Jeg kommer hjem til jul
Ziemsvētkos būt mājās
later versions:Ik verlang naar Kerstmis
arrangements:I’ll Be Home for Christmas (arr. Chris Walden)