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Bing Crosby's White Christmas hit has devastating backstory and played important role in wartime
White Christmas is one of the most famous songs of all time, but not everyone knows the moving story behind the words, or how much it meant to servicemen during the Second World War
White Christmas, first performed by Bing Crosby in 1941, has now sold over 50 million copies, and has also been recorded by artists including Michael Buble, Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani, Frank Sinatra, The Drifters, Bette Midler, Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor. Bing with Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (Image: ullstein bild via Getty Images)Bing Crosby recorded the song for the musical movie Holiday Inn, in which he starred with Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale. Another song written by Irving for the movie, Be Careful, It’s My Heart, was expected to be the film’s big hit, but White Christmas went on to top the American charts in October 1942, and stayed there for 11 weeks.
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