| "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" | ||||
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| Single byPerry Como withMitchell Ayres and His Orchestra | ||||
| B-side | "Silk Stockings" | |||
| Released | December 1954 (1954-12) | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1954 | |||
| Venue | Webster Hall,New York City | |||
| Genre | Christmas,pop | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Composer | Robert Allen | |||
| Lyricist | Al Stillman | |||
| Perry Como withMitchell Ayres and His Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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"(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" is a 1954 song commonly associated with theChristmas and holiday season. The lyrics detail the joys of being in your home community during the holidays and give examples of how some people will travel long distances to be with their loved ones. The music was composed byRobert Allen, with the lyrics written byAl Stillman.[1]
The best-known recordings of "Home for the Holidays" were made byPerry Como, who recorded the song twice, both times accompanied byMitchell Ayres' Orchestra and theRay Charles Singers.
The first recording of "Home for the Holidays", arranged byJoe Reisman, was made on November 16, 1954. It was released as a single forChristmas that December byRCA Victor.[2] The flip side was "Silk Stockings" (which scored in theCash Box magazine top 50). In the United States, "Home for the Holidays" peaked at number eight onBillboard magazine's Most Played by Jockeys chart (in the issue dated January 8, 1955) and at number 18 onBillboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart (in the issue dated January 1, 1955).[3] The next Christmas the song was released again, with "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" as the flip side.[4] The same recorded version was released in the United Kingdom byHis Master's Voice,[5] with the flip side "Tina Marie". This recording has appeared on many compilation albums over the years and remains a Christmas radio regular.
Como's second recording of "Home for the Holidays", instereo and with a different musical arrangement byJoe Lipman, was made on July 15, 1959. It was released as a 33 rpm single,[6] with flip side "Winter Wonderland", by RCA Victor in the U.S. and as a 45 rpm single byHis Master's Voice in the UK.[7] This 1959 version was also included on the album,Season's Greetings from Perry Como, and has appeared on many compilations, as well as being played on some radio stations during the holidays.
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In 1968,Robert Goulet covered the song for his holiday album,Robert Goulet's Wonderful World Of Christmas.
Perhaps the most iconic version of the song, other than the original Perry Como version, isthe Carpenters’ recording on their 1984 LP release,An Old Fashioned Christmas.
In 1987, theMuppets sang it in theABC special,A Muppet Family Christmas.
In 1992,Joe Pass recorded a jazz guitar instrumental cover for his holiday album,Six-String Santa.
In November and December 1993,Sears aired a "Home for the Holidays" ad campaign, using instrumental renditions of the song itself.[8][9][10]
In January 2000, aGarth Brooks version, fromGarth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas, reached No. 63 onBillboard'sHot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[11]
In 2002, singerBarry Manilow released a version of the song on his Christmas album "A Christmas Gift of Love." Manilow's version was also included on the 2003 compilation albumNow That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection.
In 2010,Mandy Barnett recorded the song for her holiday album,Winter Wonderland.
On December 1, 2011,Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directed about six singing and dancing mall performances of "Home for the Holidays" byCarly Foulkes and 100 Chicago-area women in magenta dresses at theWoodfield Mall. It was used in a television commercial for T-Mobile starting on December 12.[12]
A 2011 duet betweenCyndi Lauper andNorah Jones did well on theBillboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 11 on the Adult Contemporary Radio Airplay Chart in the U.S.[13]
Pentatonix covered the song for their 2021 Christmas albumEvergreen.
Weekly charts[edit]Perry Como (1954) version[edit]
Perry Como (1959) version[edit]
The Carpenters version[edit]
Garth Brooks version[edit]
Cyndi Lauper and Norah Jones version[edit]
| All-time charts[edit]Perry Como (1959) version[edit]
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