Wednesday 31 October 2012

White Christmas: The Legendary Christmas Song by Bing Crosby

As the Christmas time nears, the demand for White Christmas backing track and White Christmas vocal guide increases. The demand for the vocal guide and backing track of this particular Christmas carol never drops; during the Christmas time, it only multiplies. Read through the discussion below to know more about the carol.

'White Christmas' is a song by Irving Berlin. The lines of this particular carol reminisce about the traditional Christmas settings. According to the statistics offered by the Guinness Book of World records, the version of ‘White Christmas’ sung by the legendary American carol artist Bing Crosby is best-selling single released to date. The single had estimated sales of over fifty million copies globally.

The song was first performed publicly on the Christmas Day of 1941 by Bing Crosby himself. The performance was for a radio program. The recording of this performance was released soon and is used even today. The song was again recorded by Bing on 29th March, 1942, this time for one of the most famous and esteemed recording companies of that time Decca Records. During this recording, he was backed by John Scott Trotter orchestra. This single was released on 30th July, 1942 as a part of an album containing 6, 78rpm numbers from a film called ‘Holiday Inn’. When the song was first recorded, Crosby was not too excited about it. During the first few weeks, the performance of the song on the Singles chart was not too impressive. It is believed that during this time, it got overshadowed by another hit number from ‘Holiday Inn’, ‘Be Careful’. However, by the last week of October, ‘White Christmas’ reached the top of the chart. The song maintained its position on the chart for more than two months, until time stepped into the New Year.

It has been almost seventy years since the song was first recorded and released, but its popularity is still the same. It is sung during almost every Christmas celebration and loves by both young and old. If you are planning to sing this number during the upcoming Christmas Day gathering, start practicing it today. Purchase high quality vocal guide and backing track for this number for more effective practice. You will not need to work too hard for that as almost every top back track store have them in their collection.

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Wednesday 24 October 2012

Do You Hear What I Hear Backing Track

Are you planning to sing the widely loved Christmas song ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’ on this Christmas Day? If yes, then you should not miss reading this write-up. Here, we have discussed about the history of this song, the song’s summary and also offered tips that will help you in getting Do You Hear What I Hear backing track and Do You Hear What I Hear vocal guide of highest quality.

The song was written by the widely respected French songwriter Noel Regney in the year 1962; the music of the song was composed by the American composer Gloria Shayne Baker. During the time of this creation, the pair was married. However, unlike this number, the majority of the other creations of this pair had Regney as the composer and Shayne as the lyricist.

Let us now come to the summary of this legendary Christmas carol. The lyrics of “Do You Hear What I Hear’ describes the news of Jesus’ birth spread. The song begins with the actions of “Night Wind’ that roam around whispering the news of birth of Jesus into the ears of a baby lamb. The lamb conveys this message to the shepherd, who then reports the incident to the highest authority i.e. the king. Finally, the king completes the duty of spreading the news to his people and people around the globe. The lyricist has intelligently modified the message in every verse; he has done so because the same news is usually expressed in different words by different people.

The song was released in 1962, the same year in which it was written and composed. The release occurred only a few days after Thanksgiving of 1962. The timing of the release was perfect for those who were looking for a fresh number to sing on the Christmas Day. Although the original recording artist of ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’ was Harry Simeone, the song was declared hit only when it was sang by the celebrated American singer Bing Crosby. Due to this reason, the top vocal guide and backing track stores always offer tracks made for Bing’s version of the song.

You will not need to spend a big amount for purchasing vocal guide and backing track from a top online back track store. The best stores will make you spend a maximum of £2.50 for purchasing backtrack and vocal guide for ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’.

The author of this write-up is a part of a team of professional musicians and vocalists that creates backing tracks and vocal guides. His team’s creations include both Do You Hear What I Hear backing track and Do You Hear What I Hear vocal guide.