It evolved into one of Loggins' better-known songs, especially as it became a popular staple of radio stations' Christmas music playlists due to its opening line ("Home for the holidays").
It is included on Loggins' Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and The Essential compilations, as well as his 1993 Outside: From the Redwoods live album.
[1] Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Studdard's rendition omitted the song's first-line holiday mention, to give it a more general feel.
LeAnn Rimes covered the song on her 2015 album Today Is Christmas as a duet with Gavin DeGraw.
In 2020, the Christian band CAIN, Elizabeth Chan, and Josh Groban released their own covers of the song.