Songs of Christmas Past Part 2: Home For The Holidays

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays is a beloved Christmas song that tells of those who are heading to their relatives homes to spend the holidays with them. It is a song often associated with the Christmas  season.

Written by Robert Allen and lyricist Al Stillman, There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays was published in 1954 and recorded twice by singer Perry Como. The first recording was on  November 16, 1954 at RCA Records as a single for Christmas with the flip side being the tune Silk Stockings. This single reached number 8 the Billboard magazine chart in the United States. Home for the Holidays was released again the following Christmas  along with the flip side being the carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.  The second recording was done on July 15, 1959 in stereo with a different musical arrangement and released as a 33 1/3 single with the flip side being Winter Wonderland.

Many artists have performed a cover of Home for the Holidays including the Carpenters, Barry Manilow, as well as a duet by Cyndi Lauper and Norah Jones.

If you would like to have sheet music to Home for the Holidays or recordings of this fine piece, click on any of the links below.

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Home for the Holidays (A Medley). Arranged by Teena Chinn. Choir Secular. SATB choir. Choral Octavo. Christmas Pop Choral Series. Christmas; Secular; Winter. Grade 3. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.C0272C1X).

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Home for the Holidays Composed by Robert Allen. Arranged by Larry Clark. String ensemble. For String Orchestra. Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series. Classical. Grade 2-2.5. Full Score. Standard notation. 8 pages. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.YAS18F).

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Piano Christmas - Keepsake Edition (The Complete Christmas Collection). Edited by Carol Tornquist. Arranged by Bill Wolaver, Bob Krogstad, Bruce Greer, Carol Tornquist, Mark Hayes, Phil Perkins, Richard Huggins, and Teresa Wilhelmi. For Piano. P/V/C. Christmas. Songbook. Vocal melody, lyrics, piano accompaniment, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. 248 pages. Word Music #080689434389. Published by Word Music (HL.311707).

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(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays By Perry Como. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Christmas; Love; Standards. 5 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.12609).