<P> `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby , who scored a top ten hit with the song . Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmastime , `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' has since gone on to become a Christmas standard . </P>
<P> `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' is a Christmas song written by the lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent and recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby , who scored a top ten hit with the song . Originally written to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmastime , `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' has since gone on to become a Christmas standard . </P>
who sang i will be home for christmas
who sang i will be home for christmas
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby