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I'm Dreaming Of a White Christmas

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Frank — I knew only you could come up with the rest of the verses…. Kelly just suggested that we submit it to the Australian something-commission-of-christmas-carols-or-something-like-that as an Aussie Christmas Carol! I think we stand a chance…. Heather — I hear that in some places in Florida the residents go bonkers with lights….

Sonia — Not many people down here believe that not all of Canada is blanketed with snow! Hopefully I can get a few more pictures with snakes…. I know a guy…. I would have definitely gone for a Merry Brown Christmas over a chilly one stateside! Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

I think Bing Crosby would approve. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you guys!! Nice one Nora and a great picture! Hahaha — How cute! Happy New Years from across the strait…. Enjoy the rest of NZ…. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. The song initially performed poorly and was overshadowed by Holiday Inn 's first hit song: It remained in that position until well into the new year.

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The recording is noted for Crosby's whistling during the second chorus. In alone, Crosby's recording spent eleven weeks on top of the Billboard charts. The original version also hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for three weeks, [12] Crosby's first-ever appearance on the black-oriented chart. Re-released by Decca, the single returned to the No.

The recording became a chart perennial, reappearing annually on the pop chart twenty separate times before Billboard magazine created a distinct Christmas chart for seasonal releases. This now-familiar scene was not the moviemakers' initial plan. In the script as originally conceived, Reynolds, not Crosby, would sing the song. Crosby made yet another studio recording of the song, accompanied by Joseph J. Lilley 's orchestra and chorus, for the film's soundtrack album. They did an outdoor show in northern France… he had to stand there and sing 'White Christmas' with , G. Of course, a lot of those boys were killed in the Battle of the Bulge a few days later.

The version most often heard today on the radio during the Christmas season is the re-recording. The master was damaged due to frequent use.

Crosby re-recorded the track on March 19, , accompanied again by the Trotter Orchestra and the Darby Singers, with every effort made to reproduce the original recording session. Although Crosby dismissed his role in the song's success, saying later that "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully", [15] he was associated with it for the rest of his career. Crosby's "White Christmas" single has been credited with selling 50 million copies, the most by any release and therefore it is the biggest-selling single worldwide of all time.

The Guinness Book of World Records Edition lists the song as a million seller, encompassing all versions of the song, including albums. There has been confusion and debate on whether Crosby's record is or is not the best-selling single, due to a lack of information on sales of "White Christmas," because Crosby's recording was released before the advent of the modern-day US and UK singles charts.

In , National Public Radio included it in the "NPR ", which sought to compile the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century. Crosby's version of the song also holds the distinction of being ranked No. In , it finished at No. The recording was broadcast on Armed Forces Radio on April 30, , as a secret, pre-arranged signal precipitating the U. Irving Berlin's opening verse is often dropped in recordings. The sun is shining, the grass is green, The orange and palm trees sway.

There's never been such a day in Beverly Hills, L. But it's December the twenty-fourth,— And I am longing to be up North— [25].

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In The Ravens peaked at No. In Mantovani and his orchestra reached No. It returned to the same chart in the next two years.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Home Alone and The Santa Clause. Michael Bolton performed it on his non-holiday album, Timeless: The Classics , where it peaked at No. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Decca — issues MCA — issues. Retrieved November 29, Retrieved January 16, Retrieved December 6, It was a peaceful song that became a wartime classic.

Its unorthodox, melancholy melody, and mere 54 words, expressing the simple yearning for a return to happier times—sounded instantly familiar when sung by America's favorite crooner.

But 67 years after its introduction, some still are surprised to learn that Bing Crosby's recording of the Irving Berlin ballad "White Christmas" became not only the runaway smash-hit for the World War II holidays, but the best-selling record of all time. Archived from the original on August 13, Retrieved November 13, Astaire Dancing — The Musical Films. Guinness World Records Limited. Retrieved December 13, Retrieved December 10, Retrieved December 10, — via www. Recording Industry Association of America website.

Archived from the original on October 6, Retrieved February 8, States that "Candle in the Wind " is the "best-selling single since charts began"; however, not of all time.

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