''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' is the tenth studio album and second

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by American singer

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. It was released on October 7, 2008 through

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Critical reception

In his review for

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, editor Anthony Tognazzini wrote that "one good holiday album deserves another, and McKnight’s smooth, alluring voice sounds better than ever on 2008’s ''ll Be Home for Christmas''. The tunes are a bit more secular than ''

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Track listing

Charts

References

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