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I'll Be Home for Christmas

1943

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1943

  • NFSA IDQM51CMG2
  • TypeImage
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormStill Image
  • GenresMusical
  • Year1943

Printed glass slide featuring the lyrics the song I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in my Dreams). This slide would have been used for cinema audience sing-alongs, which occurred before the feature and at intervals during the night's screenings. They would have also been used in churches or community gatherings or events.

Printed glass slide featuring the lyrics the song I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in my Dreams). This slide would have been used for cinema audience sing-alongs, which occurred before the feature and at intervals during the night's screenings. They would have also been used in churches or community gatherings or events.

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in my Dreams) was first recorded in 1943 by American singer Bing Crosby. The lyrics are dedicated to the soldiers who wished they could be home for Christmas.

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