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Crosby's version, recorded in 1950, [1] peaked at No. 24 on Billboard 's Best Selling Pop Singles chart in the issue dated January 6, 1951. [2] Other artists who recorded the song in 1950 include Ray Anthony, Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, Arthur Godfrey, Vaughn Monroe, and Jo Stafford. The song compares a snowfall to marshmallows covering
Crosby was the first popular singer to record Christmas songs, and his 1942 recording of "White Christmas" for the movie Holiday Inn is the best-selling single of all time. The most prolific period for his Christmas recordings was between 1942 and 1955, including his Christmas songs recorded with The Andrews Sisters. Crosby continued to record ...
American singer Bing Crosby has released 71 studio albums, 83 compilation albums and 409 singles over the course of his career. Crosby is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records as of 1960 [1] according to different sources his sales could be 300 million, [2] 500 million records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads globally. [3]
This one tugs at everyone's heartstrings. Old-school crooner Bing Crosby and ‘60s rocker David Bowie team up to sing “Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy,” which they performed together in 1977.
This version of the classic Christmas song was written just for David Bowie and Bing Crosby's 1977 performance, and remains the most moving rendition ever recorded. 4. Elton John, "Step Into ...
The song from the broadcast has appeared in many Bing Crosby compilations. In the midst of World War II, the song touched the hearts of Americans, both soldiers and civilians, and it earned Crosby his fifth gold record. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" became the most requested song at Christmas U.S.O. shows. [6] The GI magazine Yank said Crosby ...
Crosby's version is the world's best-selling single (in terms of sales of physical media), with estimated sales in excess of 50 million physical copies worldwide. [3] When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million. [4] [5] [6]
For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas" in December 1944, home must have seemed far away. The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy ...