"(It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas" is a Christmas song recorded by

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in 1948. It was their second hit (following " It's Too Soon to Know"), reaching position #8 on Billboard’s Juke Box

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in December 1948, and #5 the following Christmas.CD liner notes: ''Billboard Greatest R&B Christmas Hits'', 1990, Rhino Records

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American Christmas songs Songs about loneliness 1948 songs {{1940s-song-stub