Christmas in the Army
Tin Pan Alley TPA 30-459 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Billy Grey
- Title
- Christmas in the Army
- Release
- Christmas in the Army / Lover's Lane
- Label
- Tin Pan Alley # TPA 30-459
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Frankiln D. Kinman
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Christmas in the Army (Grey, Billy) Song poem, Christmas, traditional pop All day long I cried Captain said don't be sad, you'll be home in 16 months Work over here will soon be done
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "Christmas in the Army" - Label: Tin Pan Alley # TPA 30-459 - Songwriter: Franklin D. Kinman - Song poem, Christmas, traditional pop - Soldier's perspective - All day long I cried - Captain said don't be sad, you'll be home in 16 months - Work over here will soon be done
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
House vocalist for Tin Pan Alley Records, the long-running New York song-poem label founded by Jack Covais; songpoemmusic.com's discography lists eight late-1960s Billy Grey singles, with 'Christmas In The Army' b/w 'Lover's Lane' (TPA 30-459, 1969) squarely in that run. His real name is unknown and the credit may be a studio pseudonym. [Source: songpoemmusic.com; Discogs]
Themes
Christmas · Song Poem · Soldier's Perspective · Religion · Home Front Perspective