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GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador:
http://www.gestsongs.com/30/hometown.htm
This song was written by Lassaye Holmes and published by Hall-Clement Publications. It was popularized by Charley (Frank) Pride [b.1938] of Sledge, MS, country music's first African-American star, ranked among the top 15 best-selling recording artists of all time on his 1970 Christmas In My Hometown LP, trk#1, RCA Victor, and a 1991 audio cassette.
This variant was recorded by the Newfoundland Showband on their 1972 Christmas In Newfoundland 33-1/3 rpm LP, trk#9, from Marathon Music Incorporated, Toronto, ON. Released on audio cassette in 1989 by Heritage Music.