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The hidden history of 'White Christmas'

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, which he first recorded in 1942.

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5628363/white-christmas-bing-crosby-history

#music #movies #christmas

Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single.

The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single. The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single. The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The hidden history of 'White Christmas'

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, which he first recorded in 1942.

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5628363/white-christmas-bing-crosby-history

#music #movies #christmas

Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single.

The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single. The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
Bing Crosby - White Christmas. A-side label of the 1942 10-inch single. The A-side label of Bing Crosby's original 1942 Decca Records 10-inch 78 RPM single of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, from the Paramount Picture "Holiday Inn." The historic recording features Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. This became the best-selling single of all time and defined the modern Christmas music canon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)#/media/File:Bing_Crosby_-_White_Christmas_1942_10_inch.jpg
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@lambdageek@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

This is completely unhinged. Malkovich in monotone as a mentor to a malcontent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF4gutfswxA

Available on Kanopy this month

#seneca #film #malkovitch #kanopy #movies

Seneca | Official Trailer (2025)

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Seneca | Official Trailer (2025)
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@enriquericos@mastoart.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

I shouldn't have watched KPop Demon Hunters, it's been two days and Golden is still playing in my head.

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