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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