It was Christmas Day, 1941, and America was still reeling from the attack at Pearl Harbor less than three weeks earlier. The nation was now embroiled in a war that would ultimately kill or maim ...
On Dec. 25, 1941, 73 years ago today, Bing Crosby introduced “White Christmas” on his CBS radio show. Written a few years earlier by Irving Berlin, and dusted off for the Crosby–Fred Astaire musical ...
The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy childhood Christmases, once told his nephew, Howard Crosby, that singing “White Christmas” in front of teary-eyed troops ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." It first aired during the Kraft Music Hall radio show (yes, sponsored by the food company) on ...
Long before he crooned “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” Bing Crosby had made a name for himself as a singer and actor. Crosby was born in 1903 and developed his singing career very early. By the early ...
When Bing Crosby recorded 1942’s “White Christmas,” the entertainer was reportedly “in the dumps.” Author Gary Giddins, who recently wrote the biography “Bing Crosby Swinging on a Star: The War Years ...
It was Christmas Day, 1941, 18 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bing Crosby was on the air with “The Kraft Music Hall,” a variety radio program he hosted for a decade. He announced that he would ...
Bing Crosby is one of the iconic voices of Christmas. Now, fans have the opportunity to hear even more holiday classics from the legend himself with Bing Crosby’s Christmas Gems. The album finds ...
BTS‘ V and the late Bing Crosby‘s duet version of "White Christmas" has topped this week's new music poll, which highlights releases from artists across a variety of genres. Music fans voted in a poll ...
For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas" in December 1944, home must have seemed far away. The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy ...