Please Come Home for Christmas
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"Please Come Home for Christmas" is a classic holiday blues ballad best known from Charles Brown’s 1960 recording and later popularized by artists like the Eagles and Bon Jovi.
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bells Will Be Ringing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Charles Brown ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
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blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist |
Aaron Neville
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Bon Jovi ⓘ Eagles ⓘ Bon Jovi ⓘ
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Jon Bon Jovi
Kelly Clarkson ⓘ Martina McBride ⓘ Willie Nelson ⓘ |
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Please Come Home for Christmas
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Please Come Home for Christmas (Bon Jovi version)
Please Come Home for Christmas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Please Come Home for Christmas (Eagles song)
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| hasLyric |
“Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news”
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“If not for Christmas, by New Year’s night” ⓘ Please Come Home for Christmas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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“Please come home for Christmas”
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| hasNotableRecording |
Please Come Home for Christmas
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1960 Charles Brown recording)
Please Come Home for Christmas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1978 Eagles recording)
Please Come Home for Christmas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1992 Bon Jovi recording)
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| hasTitle | Please Come Home for Christmas self-link ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christmas music canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| notableAs | holiday standard ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Charles Brown ⓘ |
| performer | Charles Brown ⓘ |
| recordLabel | King Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | missing a loved one at Christmas ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
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heartbreak ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | blues vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Charles Brown
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Gene Redd ⓘ |
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1960 Charles Brown recording)
Please Come Home for Christmas
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1978 Eagles recording)
Please Come Home for Christmas
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Please Come Home for Christmas
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Please Come Home for Christmas (1992 Bon Jovi recording)
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Please Come Home for Christmas (Bells Will Be Ringing)