Little Known Facts on the Song “White Christmas”

• Irving Berlin the writer of the song did not celebrate Christmas as he was Jewish.
  
• It was originally recorded in May of 1942 by Bing Crosby.
  
• That master recording was used so much that it had to be rerecorded in March of 1947.
  
• The 1947 recording is the one that is heard now.
  
• It was introduced to the world in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn.
  
• It was the theme song for the 1954 musical with the same name.
  
• Bing Crosby’s version of “White Christmas” is the best selling single of all time with an estimated 50 million copies.
  
• Other singers and groups to record the song include: Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, The California Raisins, Perry Como, Crash Test Dummies, Neil Diamond, Hanson, Billy Idol, Elton John, MercyMe, The Partridge Family, Elvis, LeAnn Rimes, Ringo Starr, the Temptations, and Twisted Sister.