I'll Be Home for Christmas - A Wish of Hope and Peace for the Holidays
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A Song that Helps You Cope with the Holidays When You're Far Apart
The classic song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," is a song about longing to be home with the ones that you love. Listening to this beautiful melody and lyrics is one way of being home for a bit even when you're far apart...if only in your dreams.
This lens also includes some resources for coping with the holidays for those who are apart from loved ones.
Image: Holiday Dreams. © Kirsti A. Dyer. Composite from Microsoft Images.Josh Groban's I'll Be Home for Christmas
When I first listened to the new Josh Groban Holiday album, "Noel" I was moved to tears when his new version of the classic Bing Crosby song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" first played and nearly every time since.Josh's version features voice clips of men, women and the families of those serving in our Armed forces sharing their wishes for this holiday season, since they will not be home with their loved ones.
It is a very appropriate version for this holiday season a beautiful wish of hope--for being home for Christmas.
Josh Groban - I'll be Home for Christmas on YouTube
This clip starts on a silly note, with Josh giving his impression of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Josh Groban GMA I'll be home for Christmas 2007
Josh singing I'll be home for Christmas on Good Morning America. Nov. 29, 2007 Interview and the Chipmunk impersonation.
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Josh Groban's Christmas Album on Amazon
Noel
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/13/2009) 
Josh on Remaking I'll Be Home for Christmas
Visit the Josh Groban website were you can watch and listen to Josh Groban share how he came up with the idea to incorporate Christmas wishes and greetings from soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan into his new version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
Josh Groban and David Foster have created a beautiful, moving updated version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
They've given a new meaning to the holiday classic for this season and as long as we have soldiers stationed away from home during the holdiays.
- l'l Be Home For Christmas | Josh Groban
- Available in Windows or Quicktime on the Josh Groban website.
Josh Groban Talking about I'll be Home for Christmas - on YouTube
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Josh Groban
A video to introduce "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from Josh Groban's Christmas Album "Noel". http://www.joshgroban.com/news
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I'm Dreamin' Tonight of a Place I Love
Even more then I usually do
And although I know it's a long road back
I promise you...
I'll be home for Christmas
Lyrics by James "Kim" Gannon
I'll Be Home for Christmas from Wikipedia
In 1943, this song joined "White Christmas" to become one of America's most popular holiday songs. The recording by Bing Crosby shot to the top ten of the record charts that year and became a holiday musical tradition in the United States.
A song titled "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was also copyrighted on August 24, 1943, by Kent (music) and James "Kim" Gannon (words). The two revised and re-copyrighted their song on September 27, 1943, and it was this version that was made famous by Crosby. The label on Crosby's recording credits "I'll Be Home for Christmas" to Kent, Gannon, and Ram. Later recordings usually credit only Kent and Gannon. The discrepancy arose from the fact that on December 21, 1942 Buck Ram copyrighted a song titled "I'll Be Home for Christmas (Tho' Just in Memory)" although, it should be noted, that version bore little or no resemblance, other than its title, to the Crosby recording.
World War II Vintage Photos on Flickr
A collection of Soldiers who would liked to have been home for Christmas.
Christmas a Time to Cherish Peace and Good Will
To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy,
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Ways of Coping When You're Apart at the Holidays
One of the ways of helping is to focus on the spirit of the season and finding ways of spreading good will towards men by reaching out to help others.
- Volunteer for non-profit organizations or visit a nursing home.
- Donate time or money a homeless, battered-women or animal shelter.
- Bring some holiday cheer into work (if allowed).
- Send personalized holiday cards to friends, family and colleagues. In this era of e-mail, people still enjoy receiving "real" letters. You might get one in return and not have to face an empty mailbox.
- Knit, sew or crochet blankets or hats for the homeless, children or animals.
- Enjoy free activities: Look at holiday decorations. Window shop.
- Attend a religious service.
- Listen to free holiday concerts.
- Enjoy Christmas carolers. Join in the singing.
- Celebrate the holidays with family at a different time, when you are able to get away.
I'll Be Home for Christmas MP3 Downloads
Available on Amazon
Coping at Work When You're Apart at the Holidays
My final year of training I decided if I couldn't be home for Christmas then I would create a family, connect with friends and spread some holiday spirit.
These are some suggestions for coping when you're apart at the holidays.
- Call friends, family or colleagues who are also alone for the holidays, or otherwise home-bound.
- Adopt a Soldier Angel and contributing to their Holidays for Heroes.
- Organize a gift exchange, "Secret Santa" or "Angel Buddies" for those working on the holidays. Decide on a monetary gift limit. Draw names and pick a time for the exchange or revealing "Santa" or the "Buddies."
- Bring the holidays to work. Decorate your work area with lights, a Christmas tree or Menorah.
- Share holiday traditions. Bake favorite bread and cookies for friends and "family" in the hospital or the community.
- Volunteering to take call for those "who have a life." You can view this as a good deed and can make the call day more bearable.
- Leave candy canes or Christmas roses in your colleague's mail boxes.
- Realize that being in the hospital over the holidays you are caring for others who are dying, ill or injured that need your care.
- Remember your patients are spending their holidays in the hospital away from their loved ones.
- Realize that being in a military zone, watching out for peace and being away from loved ones is a small sacrifice to provide freedom for those at home.
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Sharing the Warmth of Home at Christmas
and heart to heart,
from one place to another.
The warmth and joy of Christmas,
brings us closer to each other.
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A Tribute Video for I'll Be Home for Christmas
On YouTube
I'll be home for Christmas-Thomas KinKade
just some beautiful art work i put together to make this vid. nothing special. I used art work from Thomas KinKade and the song I'll be home for Christmas by the Carpenter's. I own nothing.
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Will you be home this Christmas?
stargazer00 wrote...
I'll be home for Christmas--A classic for sure. Very difficult to be separated from loved ones on this special holiday.
Posted August 06, 2008
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Love the lens. I added it to "A Soldier's Silent Night"
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