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"'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'.

In 2020, the family Christian band CAIN, Elizabeth Chan, and Josh Groban released their own covers of the song.

References



Category:1976 songs

Category:American Christmas songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone

Category:Songs written by Kenny Loggins

Category:Kenny Loggins songs

Category:Ruben Studdard songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Rhythm and blues ballads

Category:Soul ballads


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