Celebrate Me Home ( song ) - Wikipedia Celebrate Me Home ( song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2016 ) `` Celebrate Me Home '' Song by Kenny Loggins from the album Celebrate Me Home Released April 1977 ( 1977 - 04 ) Genre Pop Length 4 : 41 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Loggins, Bob James Producer ( s ) Phil Ramone, Bob James `` Celebrate Me Home '' is a song written by Bob James and Kenny Loggins, and recorded by Loggins as the title track of his 1977 debut solo album Celebrate Me Home. Release Though not commercially released as a single, the promotional single reached No. 64 on the Record World Singles Chart. It evolved into one of Loggins ' better - known songs, especially as it became a popular staple of radio stations ' Christmas music playlists due to its opening line ( `` Home for the holidays '' ). It is included on Loggins ' Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and The Essential compilations, as well as his 1993 Outside : From the Redwoods live album. Its Christmastime presence is exemplified by its appearance on Best Buy 's Sweet Tracks 2004 set. Other notable versions The song was also sung by Jill Colucci for Disney Channel 's 1990 Celebrate Me Home campaign, which is named after the song. The campaign was mostly featured during the channel 's Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall Previews. Ruben Studdard, winner of American Idol in its second season, recorded a cover of `` Celebrate Me Home '' to be used as the show 's seventh season Top 12 exit song. Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Studdard 's rendition omitted the song 's first - line holiday mention, to give it a more general feel. The Studdard recording was made available for iTunes download on March 12, 2008, as Loggins ' original recording also prospered from new downloads. The song was sampled for Common 's `` Celebrate '' on his 2011 album The Dreamer / The Believer. The cast of the ABC television series Nashville covered the song on their 2014 album Christmas with Nashville. LeAnn Rimes covered the song on her 2015 album Today Is Christmas as a duet with Gavin DeGraw. The song was released as a promotional single and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In 2016, Jennifer Nettles covered the song on her album To Celebrate Christmas. References ^ Jump up to : Donahue, Ann ( 2008 - 02 - 29 ). `` Ruben Returns For ' Idol ' Farewell Track ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/306757/leann-rimes/chart?f=341 Preceded by `` Home '' by Daughtry American Idol Farewell Song Season 7 ( 2008 ) Succeeded by `` Home Sweet Home '' by Carrie Underwood Kenny Loggins Studio albums Celebrate Me Home Nightwatch Keep the Fire High Adventure Vox Humana Back to Avalon Leap of Faith Return to Pooh Corner The Unimaginable Life December More Songs from Pooh Corner It 's About Time How About Now All Join In Compilation and live albums Kenny Loggins Alive Outside : From the Redwoods Love Songs of Kenny Loggins Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow : The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins The Essential Kenny Loggins Soundtrack appearances Caddyshack Footloose Top Gun Over the Top Caddyshack II The Jungle Book One Fine Day Singles `` Celebrate Me Home '' `` Whenever I Call You Friend '' `` What a Fool Believes '' `` This Is It '' `` Keep the Fire '' `` I 'm Alright '' `` Do n't Fight It '' `` Heart to Heart '' `` Welcome to Heartlight '' `` Footloose '' `` I 'm Free ( Heaven Helps the Man ) '' `` Vox Humana '' `` Forever '' `` Danger Zone '' `` Playing with the Boys '' `` Nobody 's Fool '' `` Conviction of the Heart '' `` For the First Time '' Related articles Discography Loggins and Messina Blue Sky Riders This 1970s song -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celebrate_Me_Home_(song)&oldid=818774322 '' Categories : 1976 songs American Christmas songs Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone Songs written by Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins songs Ruben Studdard songs 1970s song stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 January 2018, at 14 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the gospel song celebrate me home
Answer: Bob James and Kenny Loggins