Throwback Thursday and White
Christmas
The familiar Christmas song, White Christmas, is historically the biggest selling Christmas song
of all time. But most people don’t know
the story behind it.
It was written by Irving Berlin, and sung by Bing
Crosby. It was recorded in 1942 in just
18 minutes for the movie Holiday Inn
with the Kim Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra. The song was not released separately – that is,
outside the context of the film.
But in 1947 the song was re-recorded, and Bing Crosby performed
it in the movie White Christmas that also
starred Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney. This is the version that we are familiar with
today. This movie contains some
wonderful dance sequences as well!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid #10:
“The song White Christmas was popularized in the movie of the same
name.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a
conspiracy of love.”
- Hamilton Wright Mabie
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