JohnFB
She was born to belong to the lines of a song...
Yes, she does sing "long" - I had to go back and listen - I prefer "pine" but that's only because I'm old and nostalgic...I really like how the lyricist changed that whole phrase to "If you want to be happy in a million ways..." In the repeat...You know, I don’t think Karen sings the word, ‘pine’ anyplace in ‘Home For The Holidays’. I think she sings, ‘When you long for the sunshine of a friendly gaze’. But I could be totally wrong.
And I had forgotten what a warm impact Karen's incredible voice makes as it enters at the end of the very nostagically tinged "intro", one of her many quietly awesome moments...
And yes, I love the work of the chorus in this excellent arrangement, proving once again that they didn't need to always supply all of the supporting voices...