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December 16
Marvin Gaye - "I Want to Come Home for Christmas"

In 1972 Marvin Gaye recorded this song from the perspective of a Vietnam prisoner of war that was meant as a tribute to soldiers and POWs. Motown balked at including the song on Gaye's Christmas album, fearing political reprisal in the politically charged Nixon Era. It wasn't until after Gaye's untimely death that it was released, and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have kept it relevant.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2TQxwHgAYc