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Dreaming of a White Christmas ...
Penned by Irving Berlin in early 1940 and released as a mammoth hit single two years later for singer and entertainer Bing Crosby. In 1942 the single spent eleven weeks on top of the charts. It was re -released in 1945 and 1946/7 hitting the seasonal top spot again on each occasion.
In 1947, Crosby re-recorded White Christmas as a result of damage to the original 1942 master, and this is the version most known and loved today - almost identical to the original, using the same studios and musicians.
The song was also the title theme for the 1954 musical "White Christmas", which featured some big stars of the day Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen and Crosby himself of course. This turned out to be the biggest-grossing film of that year.
The 2007 Guinness Book of Records lists Crosby's recording of White Christmas as the biggest selling single of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold in singles and 100 million in total on various compilations, CDs etc.
White Christmas has also been recorded by the following artists:
Air Supply
Al Green
Alan Jackson (2002)
Andy Williams (1963)
Barbra Streisand (1967)
Barry Manilow
The Beach Boys (1964)
Bette Midler (2003)
Bing Crosby (1976)
The Boston Pops Orchestra (1959)
Burl Ives
Charlie Parker (1948)
Charlie Rich
Chet Atkins
Chicago (1998)
Chris Isaak
Crash Test Dummies (2002)
David Foster
Dean Martin (1959)
The Drifters (1955)
Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
Elton John
Elvis Presley (1957)
Englebert Humperdinck
The Four Tops
Frank Sinatra (1944, 1947, 1954)
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
Garth Brooks
Girls Aloud (2005)
Glenn Miller Orchestra (1965, 1991)
Hanson
Henry Mancini (1966)
Jim Reeves
John Denver
Johnny Mathis (1958)
Kenny G
Kenny Rogers
Larry Carlton
LeAnn Rimes
Lee Ritenour
Lena Horne (1966)
Louis Armstrong (1952)
Michael Bolton
Michael Bublé (2003)
Neil Diamond
Otis Redding (1968)
The Partridge Family
Peggy Lee (1960)
Percy Faith (1966)
Perry Como (1959, 1982)
The Platters
Reba McEntire
Ringo Starr (1999)
the Supremes (1965)
Rosemary Clooney (1954, 1976, 1996)
Stacie Orrico (2001)
Tammy Wynette
The Temptations (1968)
Tony Bennett (1967, 2000)
Vince Gill
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Dreaming of a White Christmas ...
Penned by Irving Berlin in early 1940 and released as a mammoth hit single two years later for singer and entertainer Bing Crosby. In 1942 the single spent eleven weeks on top of the charts. It was re -released in 1945 and 1946/7 hitting the seasonal top spot again on each occasion.
In 1947, Crosby re-recorded White Christmas as a result of damage to the original 1942 master, and this is the version most known and loved today - almost identical to the original, using the same studios and musicians.
The song was also the title theme for the 1954 musical "White Christmas", which featured some big stars of the day Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen and Crosby himself of course. This turned out to be the biggest-grossing film of that year.
The 2007 Guinness Book of Records lists Crosby's recording of White Christmas as the biggest selling single of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold in singles and 100 million in total on various compilations, CDs etc.
White Christmas has also been recorded by the following artists:
Air Supply
Al Green
Alan Jackson (2002)
Andy Williams (1963)
Barbra Streisand (1967)
Barry Manilow
The Beach Boys (1964)
Bette Midler (2003)
Bing Crosby (1976)
The Boston Pops Orchestra (1959)
Burl Ives
Charlie Parker (1948)
Charlie Rich
Chet Atkins
Chicago (1998)
Chris Isaak
Crash Test Dummies (2002)
David Foster
Dean Martin (1959)
The Drifters (1955)
Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
Elton John
Elvis Presley (1957)
Englebert Humperdinck
The Four Tops
Frank Sinatra (1944, 1947, 1954)
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
Garth Brooks
Girls Aloud (2005)
Glenn Miller Orchestra (1965, 1991)
Hanson
Henry Mancini (1966)
Jim Reeves
John Denver
Johnny Mathis (1958)
Kenny G
Kenny Rogers
Larry Carlton
LeAnn Rimes
Lee Ritenour
Lena Horne (1966)
Louis Armstrong (1952)
Michael Bolton
Michael Bublé (2003)
Neil Diamond
Otis Redding (1968)
The Partridge Family
Peggy Lee (1960)
Percy Faith (1966)
Perry Como (1959, 1982)
The Platters
Reba McEntire
Ringo Starr (1999)
the Supremes (1965)
Rosemary Clooney (1954, 1976, 1996)
Stacie Orrico (2001)
Tammy Wynette
The Temptations (1968)
Tony Bennett (1967, 2000)
Vince Gill
Full Article HITHER
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