Home for the Holidays ( song ) - wikipedia Home for the Holidays ( 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. ( October 2008 ) `` ( There 's No Place Like ) Home for the Holidays '' Single by Perry Como A-side `` Silk Stockings '' Released 1954 ( 1954 ) Format 78 rpm and 45 rpm singles Recorded November 16, 1954 Genre Easy listening, pop Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Al Stillman ( lyrics ), Robert Allen ( music ) `` ( There 's No Place Like ) Home for the Holidays '' is a popular song, commonly associated with the Christmas and holiday season. The music was composed by Robert Allen, while the lyrics were written by Al Stillman. The song was published during 1954. Perry Como versions The best - known recordings were made by Perry Como, who recorded the song twice. The first recording, done on November 16, 1954, was released as a single for Christmas, 1954, by RCA Records. The flip side was `` Silk Stockings '' ( which scored in the Cash Box magazine top 50 ). `` Home for the Holidays '' reached No. 8 on the Billboard magazine chart in the United States. The next Christmas it was released again, with `` God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen '' as the flip side. The same recorded version was released in the United Kingdom by HMV, with the flip side `` Tina Marie ''. This recording has appeared on many compilation albums over the years and remains a Christmas radio regular. Como 's second recording of the song, in stereo and with a different musical arrangement, was made on July 15, 1959. It was released as a 33 rpm single, with flip side `` Winter Wonderland '' in the U.S., and as a 45 rpm single by HMV in the UK. This 1959 version was also included on the album Season 's Greetings from Perry Como and has appeared on many compilations, as well as being played on some radio stations during the holidays. Other recorded versions In January 2000, a Garth Brooks version, from Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas, reached No. 63 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. On November 30, 2011, T - Mobile announced a surprise event at the Woodfield Mall. On December 1, 2011, Alfonso Gomez - Rejon directed about six surprise singing and dancing mall performances of `` Home for the Holidays '' by Carly Foulkes and 100 Chicago - area women in magenta dresses. The performances were later edited into a music video with the hope that it would go viral. The full video that was posted on YouTube has a run time of 3 : 48 and it was presented in a 60 - second national television commercial starting on December 12. The video was produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott 's RSA Films. The musical director was Paul Mirkovich. The song was also remade as a duet between Cyndi Lauper and Norah Jones during 2011 for an exclusive iTunes Store release. The single was available to download on November 1 and did well on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 12 and at No. 22 on the Adult Contemporary Radio Airplay Chart in the U.S. References Jump up ^ http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858594093/ Jump up ^ Catalog No. 20 - 5950 - B on 78 rpm and 47 - 5950 - B on 45 rpm Jump up ^ RCA 20 - 6321 - A and 47 - 6321 - A Jump up ^ Catalog No. POP - 103 Jump up ^ RCA catalog No. VP - 2066 Jump up ^ Catalog number RCA - 1215 Jump up ^ `` There 's No Place Like Home for the Holidays ( song by Garth Brooks ) Music VF, US & UK successes charts ''. www.musicvf.com. Jump up ^ T - Mobile USA ( November 30, 2011 ). `` @ TMobile status ''. Twitter. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ Bishop, Todd ( December 7, 2011 ). `` Video : T - Mobile stages holiday musical in middle of a mall ''. Geekwire. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ Baar, Aaron ( December 8, 2011 ). `` Magenta Meets New Directions For T - Mobile ''. Media Post News. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ McGlynn, Tim ( December 9, 2011 ). `` Schaumburg High School students in T - Mobile ad ''. Daily Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` T - Mobile 's Home for the Holidays Surprise ''. CastTV. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Perry Como Albums So Smooth ( 1955 ) We Get Letters ( 1956 ) Saturday Night with Mr. C ( 1958 ) When You Come to the End of the Day ( 1958 ) Como Swings ( 1959 ) Season 's Greetings from Perry Como ( 1959 ) For the Young at Heart ( 1960 ) Sing to Me Mr. C ( 1961 ) By Request ( 1962 ) The Best of Irving Berlin 's Songs from Mr. President ( 1962 ) The Songs I Love ( 1963 ) The Scene Changes ( 1965 ) Lightly Latin ( 1966 ) Perry Como in Italy ( 1966 ) The Perry Como Christmas Album ( 1968 ) Look to Your Heart ( 1968 ) Seattle ( 1969 ) Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas ( 1970 ) It 's Impossible ( 1970 ) I Think of You ( 1971 ) And I Love You So ( 1973 ) Perry ( 1974 ) Just Out of Reach ( 1975 ) 40 Greatest Hits ( 1975 ) The Best of British ( UK and Canada ) ( 1977 ) Where You 're Concerned ( US ) ( 1978 ) Perry Como ( 1980 ) Perry Como Live on Tour ( 1981 ) So It Goes / Goodbye for Now ( 1983 ) Today ( 1987 ) Perry Como 's Christmas Concert ( 1994 ) On the Radio -- The Perry Como Shows 1943 ( 2009 ) At the Supper Club ( 2010 ) At the Supper Club Part II ( 2011 ) At the Supper Club Part III ( 2011 ) Songs `` ' A ' You 're Adorable '' `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` And I Love You So '' `` As Time Goes By '' `` Bali Ha'i '' `` Because '' `` Beyond Tomorrow '' `` Bibbidi - Bobbidi - Boo '' `` Blue Room '' `` A Bushel and a Peck '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Catch a Falling Star '' `` Chi - Baba, Chi - Baba ( My Bambino Go to Sleep ) '' `` Confessin ' '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' `` Delaware '' `` Do n't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes '' `` Dream Along with Me ( I 'm on My Way to a Star ) '' `` A Dreamer 's Holiday '' `` El Cóndor Pasa '' `` Feelings '' `` Fly Me to the Moon '' `` For the Good Times '' `` Forever and Ever '' `` Forget Domani '' `` Give Me Your Hand '' `` Glendora '' `` The Gypsy in My Soul '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` He 's Got the Whole World in His Hands '' `` Hello, Young Lovers '' `` Here, There and Everywhere '' `` Home for the Holidays '' `` Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom ) '' `` A House Is Not a Home '' `` I Do n't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore '' `` I Dream of You ( More Than You Dream I Do ) '' `` I Think I Love You '' `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' `` If ( They Made Me a King ) '' `` It 's Been a Long, Long Time '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' `` Kewpie Doll '' `` The Lord 's Prayer '' `` Magic Moments '' `` Mandolins in the Moonlight '' `` Maria '' `` Moon River '' `` More '' `` No Other Love '' `` Papa Loves Mambo '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` Round and Round '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Seattle '' `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' `` Some Enchanted Evening '' `` Somos Novios ( It 's Impossible ) '' `` The Songs I Love '' `` Stop ! And Think It Over '' `` Surrender '' `` Till the End of Time '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` Wanted '' `` The Way You Look Tonight '' `` What 'll I Do '' `` When You and I Were Young, Maggie '' `` Young at Heart '' Related Perry Como discography Perry Como television and radio shows Beat the Band The Chesterfield Supper Club List of songs recorded by Perry Como Goodman Ace Mitchell Ayres Ray Charles Frank Gallop Nick Perito Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Home_for_the_Holidays_(song)&oldid=816098563 '' Categories : 1954 songs Songs with music by Robert Allen ( composer ) Songs with lyrics by Al Stillman Perry Como songs American Christmas songs The Carpenters songs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from December 2017 Articles needing additional references from October 2008 All articles needing additional references Talk More About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 19 December 2017, at 07 : 30. 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Question: who sang there's no place like home for the holidays
Answer: Perry Como