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Please Come Home for Christmas
"Please Come Home for Christmas" is a Christmas song, written in 1960 and released the same year by American blues singer and pianist Charles Brown.[3] Hitting the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1961, the tune, which Brown co-wrote with Gene Redd[note 1], peaked at position #76. It appeared on the Christmas Singles chart for nine seasons, hitting #1 in 1972.[4][note 2] It includes a number of characteristics of Christmas music, such as multiple references in the lyrics to the Christmas season and Christmas traditions, and the use of a Church bell type sound, created using tubular bells, at the start of the song. It is sometimes referred to by its incipit, "Bells Will Be Ringing".[citation needed] The song has been covered by many artists, including in 1978 by the Eagles in a popular 1978 recording.
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Eagles version[edit]
In 1978, the rock band Eagles covered and released the song as a holiday single. Their version peaked at #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the first Christmas song to reach the Top 20 on that chart since Roy Orbison's "Pretty Paper" in 1963. This was the first Eagles song to feature Timothy B. Schmit on bass (having replaced founding member Randy Meisner the previous year). The lineup features Don Henley (drums/lead vocals), Glenn Frey (piano, backing vocals), Joe Walsh (guitar, backing vocals), Schmit (bass/backing vocals), and Don Felder (lead guitar). Originally released as a vinyl 7" single, it was re-released as a CD single in 1995, reaching #15 on the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart. This version includes the lyrics "bells will be ringing the sad, sad news" (that is, a Christmas alone) as opposed to Brown's original version which references the "glad, glad news" (that is, Christmas in general).
Jon Bon Jovi/Bon Jovi version[edit]
Jon Bon Jovi also covered the song on the 1992 holiday album, A Very Special Christmas 2, in the style of the Eagles. A promo music video that featured supermodel Cindy Crawford was made to accompany that release. In 1994 the same recording was released as a charity single in Europe, but this time instead of being credited as a solo recording by Jon Bon Jovi it was released under the band name Bon Jovi. The 1994 single release made the top ten in both the UK and Ireland. Don Felder of the Eagles also featured on guitar in this version of the song.
Chart performance[edit]
Charles Brown[edit]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 76 |
Eagles[edit]
Bon Jovi[edit]
Gary Allan[edit]
Lee Roy Parnell[edit]
Willie Nelson[edit]
Josh Gracin[edit]
Martina McBride[edit]
Kelly Clarkson[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Brown claimed to have written the song alone.[3]
- ^Of the many versions Brown recorded and released over the years through various labels,[5] his original 1960 recording was his most popular.[3][4]
References[edit]
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- ^ abc"Christmas song has local roots"(Online Newspaper). Cincinnati.com. USA Today Network. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ abCD sleeve: Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1955 – Present), 1989 Rhino Records Inc.
- ^Anthony, Randall. "Charles Brown blues". Hipchristmas.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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- ^"Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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- ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Please Come Home for Christmas". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^"Top 10 Sales in Europe"(PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 1. January 7, 1995. p. 11. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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- ^"Gary Allan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^"Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^"Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^"Josh Gracin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^"Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^"Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^"Gaon Album Chart 2013년 11월 5주차" (in Korean). GAON. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ^"Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^"Kelly Clarkson Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Holiday Digital Songs for Kelly Clarkson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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