By Bing Crosby. I find the World War Two Christmas songs to be especially poignant. When I hear this song I think about the GI’s in every corner of the world who are in the army for the duration. They have no idea if and when they’ll see home again. Crosby recorded this song in 1943.
Was it Crosby’s version that was being sung in the Godfather when Micheal found out that his father had been shot?
A little interesting side trivia for your post.
On October 4, 1943, Crosby recorded “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra. It touched a tender place in the hearts of Americans, both soldiers and civilians, who were then in the depths of World War II, and it earned Crosby his fifth gold record.
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” became the most requested song at Christmas U.S.O. shows in both Europe and the Pacific and it’s said Crosby accomplished more for military morale than anyone else of that era.
On December 17, 1965, the Crosby recording became the first ‘request’ that was broadcast into outer space. As astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman were aboard Gemini 7, a NASA transmitter asked if there was any music they would especially like to hear. Their reply? Bing’s ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas.’”
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