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   Who wrote 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby?

   • 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby "Just like the ones we used to know..." It's one of the most famous songs of all time, and the Christmas song which all since have been judged against. But who wrote the song and what inspired it? Here's all the big facts: Who wrote 'White Christmas'? Irving Berlin in 1935. Picture: Getty

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   Did Bing Crosby make 'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin?

   • American entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin, one of the defining songs of World War Two. His nephew Howard Crosby spoke to Witness History about the song and what it meant to his uncle. Witness History: The stories of our times told by the people who were there

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   Why did Bing Crosby write a Christmas song?

   • He found that writing a song about Christmas was difficult, due to his Jewish upbringing. When did Bing Crosby first record it? The first public performance of the song was by Bing Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941.

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   Who wrote the song “White Christmas”?

   • When writing a song, Berlin generally hummed the tune and dictated the words. A number of years after writing “White Christmas,” Berlin was asked how a member of the Jewish faith could write such a song. “I wrote it as an American,” he replied.

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   Did Bing Crosby write Holiday Inn?

   • The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944.

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   Did Bing Crosby sing Christmas song?

   • For it, Crosby made yet another studio recording of the song, accompanied by Joseph J Lilley's orchestra and chorus. Bing Crosby originally sang the song from the perspective of a New Yorker stranded in sunny California during Christmas.

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   The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944.

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   Dec 19, 2023 · “White Christmas” received its first public broadcast on Christmas Eve 1941, during Bing Crosby’s radio show.

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   Dec 3, 2020 · Who wrote 'White Christmas'? Irving Berlin in 1935. Picture: Getty Songwriter Irving Berlin wrote the song while reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. It is not known exactly when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story goes that he wrote it in 1940, in sunny La Quinta, California, while staying at the La Quinta Hotel.

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   Songfacts®: This 8-line song that paints a picture of holiday nostalgia was written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, where Bing Crosby sings it from the perspective of a New Yorker stranded in sunny California during Christmas. In the film, the song begins with this verse:

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   Nov 18, 2022 · He wrote "White Christmas" for a musical that eventually morphed into the 1942 classic flick Holiday Inn and ended up winning an Academy Award for the song. In 1954, it was the title track of another Bing Crosby Christmas musical, White Christmas.

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   The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944.

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    Dec 25, 2020 · American entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin, one of the defining songs of World War Two. His nephew Howard Crosby spoke to Witness History about the song and what...