Put a Light in the Window explained

"Put a Light in the Window" is a popular song written by Kenny Jacobson, and Rhoda Roberts.^[1]

The Four Lads recorded the song on October 27, 1957, and a single was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 41058. It first reached the Billboard charts on December 9, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #8; on the Best Seller chart, at #39; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #35.^[2] In Canada, the song reached #4 on the CHUM Charts.^[3]

The King Brothers covered the song which was released as a single in the UK in 1958 and reached #25 in the national chart.^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Web site: The Four Lads – Put a Light in the Window (1957, Vinyl). Discogs.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 237.

3. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - January 6, 1958.
4. Web site: King Brothers: Artist Chart History . Official Charts . 15 May 2020.
5. Web site: Put a Light in the Window . Lyric Genius.