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Irving Berlin's White Christmas: 28 Wildly Eclectic Versions

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: JASMCD2729

Release Date:  01 October 2021

Label:  Jasmine Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  604988272925

Genres:  Easy Listening  Holiday  

  • Description

    'White Christmas' is arguably the most famous song of all time; certainly it's the biggest seller, and it's probably also the most-recorded. The original recording was, of course by Bing Crosby, whose version has sold in its countless millions over the ensuing seventy-nine years. Its writer, Irving Berlin, was famously the only Oscar presenter ever to open the envelope to read out his own name as the winner, when it won the Academy Award for "Best Original Song" in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn.

    It soon became established as a "standard" and was regularly revived throughout the 50s, by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Ravens, Ella Fitzgerald, Mantovani, Emile Ford, Peggy Lee, Chet Atkins, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Mahalia Jackson, The Drifters, Walter Brennan, Big Maybelle, Bobby Vee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and many more.

    This inspired compilation presents twenty-eight memorable versions; nine male vocalists, seven female vocalists, seven vocal groups/duos, five instrumentals.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
      • 2. Bill Robbin & The Blue Jays - White Christmas
      • 3. The Drifters - White Christmas
      • 4. Emile Ford & The Checkmates - White Christmas
      • 5. Ella Fitzgerald - White Christmas
      • 6. Bobby Vee - White Christmas
      • 7. Keely Smith - White Christmas
      • 8. Billy Vaughn - White Christmas
      • 9. Dean Martin - White Christmas
      • 10. Peggy Lee - White Christmas
      • 11. Johnny Mathis - White Christmas
      • 12. Mahalia Jackson - White Christmas
      • 13. Simms & Robinson - White Christmas
      • 14. Les Paul & Mary Ford - White Christmas
      • 15. Mantovani - White Christmas
      • 16. Big Maybelle - White Christmas
      • 17. Vic Barrell & His Orch - White Christmas
      • 18. The Statues - White Christmas
      • 19. Rosemary Clooney - White Christmas
      • 20. Chet Atkins - White Christmas
      • 21. The Blue Diamonds - White Christmas
      • 22. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - White Christmas
      • 23. Walter Brennan - White Christmas
      • 24. Kenneth Spencer - White Christmas
      • 25. The Waikiki’s - White Christmas
      • 26. Frank Sinatra - White Christmas
      • 27. The Ravens - White Christmas
      • 28. Elvis Presley - White Christmas